Table 1. Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics.
Comparisons between the two groups were accomplished using t-test for continuous variables and χ2 test for categorical variables.
| Characteristic | FM Group n = 24 |
Control Group n = 24 |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean (SD) in years) | 50 (14) | 47 (14) | 0.48 |
| Ethnicity (% Caucasian) | 92 | 92 | 1.00 |
| FIQR/SIQR total score (mean (SD)) | 53.1 (17.9) | 2.9 (2.8) | < 0.001 |
| FIQR/SIQR symptoms (mean (SD)) | 56.8 (14.8) | 5.1 (3.6) | <0.001 |
| FIQR/SIQR level of pain (mean (SD)) | 5.6 (2.9) | 0.6 (1.6) | < 0.001 |
| FIQR/SIQR level of sensitivity to loud noises, bright lights, odors, or cold (mean (SD)) | 6.6 (2.6) | 0.8 (1.2) | 0.001 |