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Published in final edited form as: Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2015 Mar 18;33(1 0 88):S86–S92.

Table VII.

Comparisons of self-reported severe and very severe childhood adversities in US and German patients with fibromyalgia syndrome and with and without potential anxiety disorder.

	With probable anxiety disorder n=64	Without probable anxiety disorde n=78	p- value
Severe and very severe emotional abuse n (%)	30.0	9.4	χ² =10.2; p=0.002
Severe and very severe physical abuse n (%)	20.3	7.7	χ² =4.8; p=0.03
Severe and very severe sexual abuse n (%)	34.4	12.8	χ² =9.4; p=0.003
Severe and very severe emotional neglect n (%)	37.5	17.9	χ² =6.9; p=0.009
Severe and very severe physical neglect n (%)	30.0	10.3	χ² =8.6; p=0.003