Table 1.
Participants’ descriptive data
| (N = 532) | N | % | Mean | SD | Min–Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 49.23 | 10.98 | 18–77 | ||
| Time since FM diagnosis (years) | 11.92 | 9.94 | 0.5–53.0 | ||
| Sex (female) | 497 | 96.1 | |||
| Race | |||||
| White | 346 | 65.0 | |||
| Black/African Am | 5 | 0.9 | |||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1 | 0.2 | |||
| Asian | 3 | 0.6 | |||
| Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.8 | |||
| Other/not provided | 172 | 32.3 | |||
| Education | |||||
| Eighth grade | 1 | 0.2 | |||
| Some high school | 9 | 1.7 | |||
| High school/GED | 80 | 15.0 | |||
| Some college/technical degree | 242 | 45.5 | |||
| College degree (BA/BS) | 120 | 22.6 | |||
| Advanced degree (MA, PhD, MD) | 65 | 12.2 | |||
| Other/not provided | 15 | 2.8 |
Participants were not required to complete all demographic items; amount of missing data varies across the variables. GED General Educational Development