Table 2.
Proportion of patients, PCPs, and specialists who report each symptom as “Very” or “Extremely” disruptive
| |
Patients (%) |
PCPs (%)a |
Specialists (%) a |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common symptoms | Latin America (N = 300) | Europe (N = 600) | Latin America (N = 253) | Europe (N = 503) | Latin America (N = 254) | Europe (N = 495) |
| Chronic/Widespread pain |
86%*‡ |
78% |
79% |
78% |
80% |
79% |
| Problems sleeping |
80%ठ|
76%ठ|
70%* |
50% |
69%* |
55% |
| Fatigue |
80%ठ|
75%ठ|
69% |
67% |
66% |
69% |
| Headaches |
69%ठ|
77%*ठ|
52%* |
37% |
45% |
38% |
| Facial pain |
59%ठ|
69%*ठ|
40%*† |
24% |
30% |
27% |
| Heightened sensitivity to touch |
61%ठ|
72%*ठ|
50%* |
42% |
48% |
49%† |
| Difficulty concentrating |
73%ठ|
73%ठ|
51%* |
36% |
50%* |
39% |
| Numbness &/or tingling sensations |
59%ठ|
62%ठ|
48%*† |
25% |
37%* |
24% |
| Feelings of anxiety |
75%*ठ|
64%ठ|
66%* |
44% |
64%* |
47% |
| Feelings of depression |
73% |
77%ठ|
74%* |
58% |
73%* |
62% |
| Joint pain |
80%ठ|
76%ठ|
68%*† |
55% |
54% |
53% |
| Stiffness |
74%ठ|
74%ठ|
59%*† |
39% |
44% |
39% |
| Leg cramps |
67%*ठ|
60%ठ|
42%* |
24% |
35%* |
27% |
| Low back pain | 81%*‡§ | 75%‡§ | 59%*† | 44% | 50% | 45% |
a Base case: Physicians currently seeing or have seen patients with FM; * = P < 0.05 Europe vs. Latin America within group (Patient, PCP, Specialist); † P < 0.05 PCP vs. specialist (within region); ‡ P < 0.05 patient vs. PCP (within region); § P < 0.05 patient vs. specialist (within region).