Table 1.
Characteristics of study sample as a whole and by affect balance style.
| Demographics | Total (n = 735) | Healthy (n = 83) | Low (n = 239) | Reactive (n = 32) | Depressive (n = 381) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 55.8 ± 12.6 | 59.2 ± 14.2 | 57.6 ± 12.4 | 57.4 ± 14.9 | 53.9 ± 11.8 | <.001 |
| BMI | 30.0 ± 7.4 | 28.5 ± 7.7 | 30.6 ± 7.3 | 28.7 ± 6.8 | 30.1 ± 7.5 | 0.10 |
| Sex | 0.78 | |||||
| Female | 683 (93%) | 76 (92%) | 223 (93%) | 31 (97%) | 353 (93%) | |
| Male | 52 (7%) | 7 (8%) | 16 (7%) | 1 (3%) | 28 (7%) | |
| Race | 0.26 | |||||
| White | 665 (90%) | 81 (98%) | 218 (91%) | 27 (84%) | 339 (89%) | |
| Other | 17 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 5 (2%) | 1 (3%) | 10 (3%) | |
| Unknown | 53 (7%) | 1 (1%) | 16 (7%) | 4 (13%) | 32 (8%) | |
| FIQ-R | 55.9 ± 19.0 | 40.2 ± 17.5 | 48.0 ± 16.3 | 53.0 ± 18.9 | 64.6 ± 16.3 | <.001 |
| Positive Affect | 26.8 ± 8.4 | 39.5 ± 3.1 | 26.3 ± 7.7 | 38.8 ± 2.1 | 23.3 ± 6.2 | <.001 |
| Negative Affect | 21.5 ± 8.5 | 13.8 ± 2.4 | 13.6 ± 3.5 | 26.6 ± 5.5 | 27.6 ± 6.1 | <.001 |
a Values are given as the number (percentage) or mean± standard deviation.
BMI = Body Mass Index; FIQ-R = Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire.