Table 3.
The association of selected comorbid conditions and FMS tender point count.
| Condition | Mean (SD) tender point count
|
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condition present | Condition absent | ||
| Depression | 15.8 (3.8) | 14.0 (5.5) | 0.025* |
| Anxiety | 16.8 (4.0) | 14.2 (5.2) | 0.008* |
| Osteoarthritis | 14.5 (5.1) | 15.9 (3.8) | 0.082 |
| Lumbar spine disease | 15.1 (4.5) | 15.0 (4.8) | 0.942 |
| Cervical spine disease | 14.5 (4.9) | 15.3 (4.6) | 0.339 |
| Osteoporosis | 16.2(2.5) | 14.9 (4.8) | 0.335 |
| Peripheral neuropathy | 15.6 (4.3) | 14.9 (4.8) | 0.529 |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | 15.0 (5.9) | 15.1 (4.1) | 0.684 |
| Irritable bladder syndrome | 15.3 (4.8) | 14.9 (4.6) | 0.690 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 15.6 (4.4) | 14.6 (4.9) | 0.253 |
| Hypertension | 15.2 (4.8) | 14.9 (4.6) | 0.760 |
| Hypothyroidism | 15.2 (5.8) | 15.0 (4.5) | 0.825 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 15.8 (4.0) | 14.9 (4.7) | 0.529 |
| Bronchial asthma | 15.8 (4.6) | 14.9 (4.7) | 0.423 |
SD: Standard deviation
*
p-value ≤ 0.05 by one-way ANOVA