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Table 1 Comprasion of general characterristics of participants between two groups

From: The effects of COVID-19 fear and anxiety on symptom severity, sleep quality, and mood in patients with fibromyalgia: a pilot study

 

FM group

n = 31

Control Group

n = 31

P

Age (years)

Median ± SD

45.9 ± 9.33

41.91 ± 9.17

0.06a

Gender n(%)

 Female/male

28 (90.3)/3 (9.7)

26 (83.9)/5 (16.1)

0.71b

BMI (kg/cm2)

Median ± SD

28.59 ± 5.22

26.49 ± 3.55

0.18a

Education Status n(%)

 İlliterate

2 (6.5)

0

 

 Primary school

12 (38.7)

15 (48.4)

0.13c

 Middle school

7 (22.6)

2 (6.5)

 

 High school

5 (16.1)

5 (16.1)

 

 Univesity

5 (16.1)

9 (29.0)

 

Mariatal status n(%)

 Marrage

22 (71.0)

20 (64.5)

 

 Single

7 (22.6)

9 (29.0)

0.85c

 Divorcee

2 (6.5)

2 (6.5)

 

Professions n(%)

 Unemployed /housewife

20 (64.5)

18 (58.07)

 

 Worker

7 (22.6)

5 (16.1)

0.28c

 Student

1 (3.2)

0

 

 Officier

2 (6.5)

8 (25.8)

 

 Other

1 (3.2)

0

 

Comorbidities n(%)

 No

20 (64.5)

25 (80.6)

 

 HT

2 (6.5)

3 (9.7)

 

 DM

2 (6.5)

2 (6.5)

0.20c

 HT + DM

2 (6.5)

0

 

 Hipothyroidism

2 (6.5)

0

 

 Other

3 (9.7)

1

 
  1. FM fibromiyalgia, SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, HT hypertension, DM Diabetes mellitus, a independent sample t test, b Fisher exact test, c Likelihood ratio test, bold values show p < 0.05