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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain. 2010 Apr 18;11(10):994–1003. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2010.01.267

Table 4.

Unadjusted and Adjusted* Odds Ratios for the association between various Somatic Disease Factors and incident Fibromyalgia in Women, the Adventist Health Study, California. 1976–2002 (N=3,136)

Non-cases No. Unadjusted Adjusted*

N=3,000 N=136 OR 95% CI OR 95% CI

n (%) n (%)
No. of allergies§
 0 1,461 (48.7) 42 (30.9) 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
 1 899 (30.0) 43 (31.6) 1.66 1.08–2.57 1.94 1.19–3.14
 ≥ 2 570 (19.0) 47 (34.6) 2.87 1.87–4.40 3.39 2.08–5.51
P(trend)<0.0001 P(trend)<0.0001
Peptic ulcer
 No 2,697 (89.9) 113 (83.1) 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
 Yes 210 (7.0) 17 (12.5) 1.93 1.14–3.28 1.93 1.05–3.56
Hyperemesis gravidarum
 Never 1,710 (57.0) 65 (47.8) 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
 Some pregnancis 450 (15.0) 24 (17.6) 1.39 0.86–2.24 2.24 0.81–2.39
 All pregnancies 383 (12.8) 27 (19.9) 1.77 1.11–2.82 1.74 1.03–2.94
P(trend)=0.01 P(trend)=0.03
Hypertension
 No 2,544 (84.8) 112 (82.4) 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
 Yes 379 (12.6) 18 (13.2) 1.08 0.65–1.80 1.65 0.93–2.90
Breast cyst or lump
 No 2,338 (79.6) 97 (71.3) 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
 Yes 586 (19.5) 32 (23.5) 1.32 0.87–1.98 1.28 0.80–2.04
Rheumatic arthritis
 No 2,810 (93.7) 124 (91.2) 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
 Yes 87 (2.9) 4 (2.9) 1.04 0.38–2.88 1.15 0.35–3.76
*

adjusted for age, BMI, , education, work for pay, marital status

§

“allergies” include any allergic diseases, such as asthma, hay fever, allergy to medicine, chemicals, bees, plants.