Table 1.

Distribution of the professional, educational, and marital status in the patient and control groups

Profession		FMS (n=48)		Control (n=36)		P
		Number	%	Number	%
Education	Housewife	30	62.5	10	27.8	0.009
	Manual laborer	15	31.3	22	61.1
	White-collar worker	3	6.3	3	8.3
	Retiree	0	0	1	2.8
	Illiterate	0	0	2	5.6	0.038
	Primary/secondary	35	72.9	17	47.2
	Middle school	8	16.7	7	19.4
	High school/university	5	10.4	10	27.8
Marital status	Never married	2	4.2	5	13.9	0.432
	Married	42	87.5	28	77.8
	Divorced	2	4.2	2	5.6
	Deceased spouse	1	2.1	1	2.8
	Living separated	1	2.1	0	0
Habit of exercising	Yes	30	62.5	23	63.9	0.896
	No	18	37,5	13	36.1

FMS: Fibromyalgia syndrome