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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 15.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Dec 15;59(12):1735–1741. doi: 10.1002/art.24309

Table 1.

Baseline demographic characteristics of participants (n=241)

Variables FM Participants (n = 241)
Age, yrs, mean (SD), 47 (10.8)

% Married 63.5

% Non-Hispanic White 90.5

Education, mean (SD), yrs 14 (2.5)

Income
  %<$30,000 29.9
  %$30–49,999 (referent) 29.9
  %$50,000 + 40.2

% Currently Employed 50.2

Disease Duration, mean (SD, yrs 4.9 (4.4)

Pain Today, mean (SD) 57.2 (24.2)

Experienced Fatigue, mean (SD) 75.4 (21.8)

MHAQ, mean (SD) 0.73 (0.46)

CESD, mean (SD) 22.9 (13.4)