Table 3.
Quantitative ultrasound parameters: differences between FM patients and healthy groups
| Characteristics | Healthy N = 34 |
Fibromyalgia patients N = 34 |
p value | FDR-adjusted p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blob Count* |
37 (8–66) |
42 (19–102) |
0.0671 | 0.067 |
| Total blob size* |
1673 (870–2561) |
2337 (1216–4077) |
< 0.001 1 | 0.002 |
| Total blob size/mm²* |
1243.11 (646.45-1902.94) |
1736.49 (903.54-3029.39) |
< 0.001 1 | 0.002 |
| Echointensity* |
71.97 (46.88–98.45) |
81.3 (49.45-100.51) |
0.009 1 | 0.013 |
Note: Values of p < 0.05 were accepted as significant and are marked in bold
Abbreviation: FDR: False discovery rate
n: number of participants
* Median (minimum-maximum) 1Mann–Whitney U test