Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of women with fibromyalgia (FM)
| Patient characteristics | n = 192a |
|---|---|
| Mean age, years (SD) | 53.77 (10.02) |
| Education status for participants (%) | |
| Non-university studies | 161 (83.9) |
| University studies | 31 (16.1) |
| Ocuppational status (%) | |
| Employee | 77 (40.1) |
| Non employee | 115 (59.9) |
| Mean years since clinical diagnosis of FM, n (%) | |
| < 5 years | 21 (10.9) |
| 5–15 years | 104 (54.2) |
| 15–25 years | 37 (19.3) |
| 25–55 years | 14 (7.3) |
| Mean years since onset of symptoms, n (%) | |
| < 5 years | 6 (3.1) |
| 5–15 years | 67 (34.9) |
| 15–25 years | 65 (33.9) |
| 25–55 years | 36 (18.8) |
| EQ-5D-5 L Utility, mean (SD) | 0.49 (0.26) |
| AQoL-8D Utility, mean (SD) | 0.47 (0.17) |
| 15D Utility, mean (SD) | 0.69 (0.12) |
| SF-6D Utility, mean (SD) | 0.56 (0.10) |
| FIQR function domain, mean (SD) | 15,76 (7,10) |
| FIQR overall impact domain, mean (SD) | 9,87 (6,07) |
| FIQR symptom domain, mean (SD) | 31,13 (10,14) |
| FIQR Score, mean (SD) | 56.77 (20.77) |
a n = 191 for EQ-5D-5 L, n = 177 for AQoL-8D, n = 192 for 15D, n = 141 for SF-6D. FIQR function domain (upper limit 30); FIQR overall impact domain (upper limit 20); FIQR symptom domain (upper limit 50); FIQR Score (range 0–100)