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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants

From: Isokinetic evaluation of the trunk muscle strength in housewives with fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

FM group

n:46

Control group

n:42

p value

Age (years) (mean ± SD)

43.2 ± 7.4

42.8 ± 7.1

0.72

BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD)

26.4 ± 3.8

25.9 ± 3.6

0.64

Disease duration (years) (min.-max.)

3 (1–9)

 

Educational status

 Primary school

24

23

 

 Middle school

12

10

0.83

 High school

8

7

 

 College

2

2

 

Pharmacological treatment

 NSAID, paracetamol

29 (63%)

  

 Opioids

0

 

 Antidepressants

12 (26%)

  

 Anticonvulsants

5 (11%)

  

VAS score (mean ± SD)

6.0 ± 1.5

 

BDI score (mean ± SD)

18.2 ± 8.4

17.7 ± 9.0

0.48

FIQ score (min.-max.)

46.6 (18.1–60.0)

 
  1. Bold p values show significance. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05
  2. n Number, SD Standart deviation, IQR Interquartile range, FM Fibromyalgia, BMI Body Mass Index, NSAID Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, VAS Visual Analog Scale, BDI Beck Depression Inventory, FIQ Fibromyalgia Impact Questionare