Table 1.
Subjects’ characteristics
| Variable |
FM patients (n = 28) |
Controls (n = 14) |
t-score | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) |
37.8 (6.8) |
33.6 (8.6) |
−1.59 |
0.126 |
| Pressure at VAS 50 mm (kPa) |
333.7 (129.8) |
572.4 (195.1) |
4.14 |
0.001* |
| Duration of FM symptoms (months) |
123.8 (76.8) |
Na |
|
|
| Weekly pain intensity (VAS mm) |
72.3 (13.3) |
Na |
|
|
| Current pain intensity (VAS mm) |
61.4 (22.1) |
Na |
|
|
| FIQ score | 71.0 (12.6) | Na |
*significant at p < .001.
The mean value and Standard Deviation (SD) is given for each variable. For the variables ‘Age’ and ‘Pressure at VAS 50 mm’, the t-score and p-value from an independent samples t-test is also listed.