TABLE 3.
Comparisons of Patients With Active FM (n = 48), sc-FM (n = 44), and Control Subjects (n = 33) on Pain, Physical Functioning, and Mood
| Variable | Group | Group | P | 95% CI (Lower to Upper)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain | ||||
| Pain intensity, NRS (0–10) | FM | Control | <.001 | 1.57 to 2.67 |
| FM | sc-FM | <.001 | 0.76 to 1.64 | |
| sc-FM | Control | <.001 | 0.35 to 1.50 | |
| No. of pain locations | FM | Control | <.001 | 2.22 to 6.75 |
| FM | sc-FM | <.05 | 1.03 to 2.58 | |
| sc-FM | Control | <.01 | 1.34 to 4.19 | |
| Physical functioning | ||||
| Physical functioning, SF-36 | FM | Control | <.001 | 0.77 to 1.74 |
| FM | sc-FM | <.001 | 0.47 to 1.32 | |
| sc-FM | Control | NS | –0.09 to 0.81 | |
| Mood | ||||
| Anxiety, BAI (0–60) | FM | Control | <.001 | 0.95 to 2.19 |
| FM | sc-FM | <.001 | 0.48 to 1.52 | |
| sc-FM | Control | <.001 | 0.02 to 1.13 | |
| Depression, BDI (0–60) | FM | Control | <.001 | 0.52 to 1.68 |
| FM | sc-FM | .001 | 0.19 to 1.21 | |
| sc-FM | Control | NS | –0.15 to 0.95 |
BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; NRS, numeric rating scale; SF-36, 36-item Short-Form Health Survey, version 2.
a
Per-comparison type I error was controlled with the appropriate post hoc follow-up test (least significant difference was used if homogeneity of variance was met; otherwise, the Games-Howell post hoc mean comparison technique was used). Family-wise type I error was controlled by using the false discovery rate.