{
  "id": "SCR-LIP-000141",
  "statement": "In a Saudi cross-sectional study of 115 patients with lower-limb edema, lipedema was clinically confirmed in 71%, affected only women with mean age 38.6 years and mean BMI 30.5, with disease onset typically at ages 20-39, perceived triggers being puberty (49%), pregnancy (22%), and massive weight loss (22%), a positive family history in 46% (predominantly mothers and sisters), and 77% being previously undiagnosed.",
  "statement_pt": "Em um estudo transversal saudita com 115 pacientes com edema de membros inferiores, o lipedema foi confirmado clinicamente em 71%, afetando apenas mulheres com idade média de 38,6 anos e IMC médio de 30,5, com início tipicamente entre 20 e 39 anos, gatilhos percebidos sendo puberdade (49%), gestação (22%) e perda massiva de peso (22%), história familiar positiva em 46% (predominantemente mães e irmãs), e 77% previamente subdiagnosticadas.",
  "claim_type": "clinical_association",
  "context": {
    "population": "—",
    "condition": "lipedema",
    "exposure": "—",
    "comparator": "—",
    "outcome": "—",
    "scope": "auto-ingested from Layer 1 surveillance"
  },
  "knowledge_state": "emerging",
  "evidence_confidence": "moderate",
  "evidence": [
    {
      "ref": "DOI:10.1097/gox.0000000000006173",
      "stance": "supporting",
      "study_design": "cross_sectional",
      "n": null,
      "risk_of_bias": "unknown",
      "grade": "moderate",
      "year": 2024,
      "amato_authored": false,
      "note": "The article reports demographic and epidemiological characteristics directly bearing on who lipedema affects (women, age of onset, family history, BMI) and its underdiagnosis, supporting the question's affirmative direction; it does not pro",
      "title": "Characteristics and Clinical Features of Patients with Lipedema in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Comprehensive Assessment",
      "authors": "Alosaimi et al.",
      "journal": "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [],
  "gaps": "Auto-ingested single source; not yet human-reviewed.",
  "primary_amato_source": null,
  "curators": [],
  "provenance": {
    "auto": true,
    "engine": "anthropic/claude-opus-4.8",
    "question": "SQ-LIP-000002",
    "source": "library",
    "ingested": "2026-05-31"
  },
  "created": "2026-05-31",
  "updated": "2026-05-31",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "history": [
    {
      "date": "2026-05-31",
      "event": "created"
    }
  ],
  "answers_questions": [
    {
      "id": "SQ-LIP-000002",
      "role": "supporting",
      "question": "How common is lipedema, and who does it affect?",
      "url": "https://scientificclaims.org/q/SQ-LIP-000002.html"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://scientificclaims.org/c/SCR-LIP-000141.html"
}