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This study therefore evaluated the association between recovery from Bell's palsy and body mass index (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BMI<\/jats:styled-content>).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Subjects were classified into five groups based on <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BMI<\/jats:styled-content> (kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>). Demographic and clinical characteristics were compared among these groups. Assessed factors included sex, age, time from paralysis to visiting a hospital, the presence of comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus and hypertension, degree of initial facial nerve paralysis by House\u2013Brackmann (H\u2010B) grade and neurophysiological testing, and final recovery rate.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Based on <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BMI<\/jats:styled-content>, 37 subjects were classified as underweight, 169 as normal weight, 140 as overweight, 155 as obese and 42 as severely obese. Classification of the degree of initial facial nerve paralysis as moderate or severe, according to H\u2010B grade and electroneurography, showed no difference in severity of initial facial paralysis among the five groups (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &gt; 0.05). 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