Table 1.
Anthropometric and Symptomatic Parameters in Healthy Volunteers and Patients with FM
| Parameter | Controls | FM patients |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 45.5±6.1 | 46.1±8 |
| Tender points | — | 14.5±1.8 |
| Disease duration (years) | — | 8.1±3.3 |
| Sex (male/female) | 0/20 | 0/20 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.2±2.5 | 22.9±1.2 |
| FIQ total score, range 0–80 | 2.7±1.5 | 56.6±8.3a |
| Pain | 0.6±0.2 | 6.9±2.1b |
| Fatigue | 1.2±0.5 | 7.1±1.2a |
| Morning tiredness | 1±0.3 | 5.5±1b |
| Stiffness | 0.4±0.1 | 6.2±2.2b |
| Anxiety | 1±0.5 | 5.8±1.2b |
| Depression | 0.2±0.6 | 5.6±1.2a |
| VAS pain total score 0–10 | 0.7±0.2 | 7.5±2.1a |
n=20 and 30 for control and fibromyalgia groups, respectively.
a
p<0.001.
b
p<0.01.
BMI, body–mass index; FIQ, fibromyalgia impact questionnaire; FM, fibromyalgia; VAS, visual analogue scale.