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. 2014 Jun 30;13(3):169–173. doi: 10.5114/pm.2014.43819

Tab. III.

Fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria qualification, according to climacteric symptoms

Symptoms Vasomotor Somatic Psychical
Present Absent Present Absent Present Absent
GPI* 5.2 ± 4.2 3.2 ± 2.8 6.3 ± 4.3 3.2 ± 2.8 5.6 ± 4.1 3.0 ± 2.6
p < 0.001 p < 0.000 p < 0.000
SSS* 3.5 ± 2.2 2.3 ± 2.2 3.8 ± 2.1 2.4 ± 2.2 3.7 ± 2.3 2.1 ± 2.0
p < 0.001 p < 0.000 p < 0.000
PPP** 3.1 ± 3.4 1.9 ± 2.2 3.3 ± 3.6 2.0 ± 2.3 3.3 ± 3.4 1.8 ± 2.1
p < 0.02 p < 0.05 p < 0.002

GPI – generalized pain index, SSS – severity of symptoms score, PPP – positive painful points

*

2010 criteria

**

1990 criteria