SCR-LIP-000021 · Claim · machine-readable JSON →
Lipedema and fibromyalgia frequently co-occur: a cross-sectional study found lipedema in 50% of women meeting ACR fibromyalgia criteria, with longer fibromyalgia diagnostic delay and younger menarche as risk factors.
Claim at a glance
- Type
- clinical association
- Knowledge state
- Emerging
- Evidence certainty
- low (GRADE)
- Evidence
- 1 source(s)
- Answers
- 1 question(s)
- Dates
- 2026-05-30 → 2026-05-30
Structured evidence, machine-compiled — not a verdict.
Evidence over time
Evidence (1)
- Lipedema awareness in fibromyalgia — Bolkan Günaydın et al. (2025) ✓ verified — consistent · cross sectional · n=100 · 2025 · risk of bias: moderate · reading confidence: high
Gunaydin; lipedema in 50%; pain correlated with widespread pain r=0.62
Context (PECO)
Answers these questions
Gaps & caveats
Single-center, no non-FM control; directionality unclear; not Amato-authored.
Change log
- 2026-05-30 — created