Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants.

	HC (n = 10) mean ± sd	FMS (n = 13) mean ± sd	T-score	p-score
Age (yrs)	27.70±5.58	49.85±10.55	−6.00	<.001
Tender points	na	14.42±2.58
Myalgic score	na	30.50±8.74
Duration of disease (yrs)	na	4.69±3.9
BDI	6.13±3.64	16.27+9.79	−2.78	.013
STAI (trait dimension)	38.14+7.54	48.64+8.04	−2.76	.014
CTQ	39.88±10.15	63.45±23.90	−2.61	.018
TICS	14.38±7.42	20.00±9.02	−1.44	.17

BDI  =  Beck Depression Inventory, STAI  =  Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, CTQ  =  Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, TICS  =  Trierer Inventory of Chronic stress.