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Table 1 Demographic parameters comparison between patients of fibromyalgia and pain-free controls

From: Correlating cognition and cortical excitability with pain in fibromyalgia: a case control study

Characteristics

Fibromyalgia

(n = 34)

Controls

(n = 30)

p-value

Age (yr)

40.6 ± 8.7

36.5 ± 9.2

0.050

Weight (kg)

65.6 ± 13.5

64.3 ± 9.9

0.572

Height (cm)

151.8 ± 10.2

154.1 ± 7.8

0.918

BMI (kg/m2)

28.8 ± 6.7

26.6 ± 5.3

0.155

SBP (mm Hg)

121.5 ± 15.9

119.9 ± 14.9

0.608

DBP (mm Hg)

81.4 ± 10.8

79.2 ± 11.1

0.430

Pulse rate

81.0 ± 11.3

78.5 ± 11.1

0.278

Respiratory rate

20.0 ± 2.1

19.4 ± 2.5

0.209

Geographical location (Urban: rural)

21:13

22:08

0.325

  1. Data were compared using unpaired t-test or Chi-squared goodness-of-fit test, as applicable. Level of significance was set at 5%. Values represented as mean ± standard deviation or as proportions. BMI Body mass index, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure