Table 3.
Comparison of the Prevalence and Correlates of a Fibromyalgia Diagnosis in Female and Male Veterans in FY 2012
| Female | Male | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 19,620 (25.45%) | N = 57,567 (74.55%) | ||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Cohen's D | |
| Demographics | 48.5 (11.69) | 57.37 (14.16) | −0.68* |
| N (%) | N (%) | Risk ratio | |
| Age | |||
| <40 | 4,675 (24) | 6,975 (12.1) | 1.96* |
| 40–49 | 5,552 (28.3) | 8,949 (15.6) | 1.82* |
| 65–74 | 829 (4.2) | 9,565 (16.6) | 0.25* |
| 75–85 | 220 (1.1) | 4,152 (7.3) | 0.16* |
| >85 | 109 (0.5) | 1,392 (2.4) | 0.23* |
| Black | 4,668 (26.2) | 9,053 (18) | 1.5* |
| VA Pension | 294 (1.5) | 1,822 (3.2) | 0.47* |
| Medical diagnosis: general | |||
| Myocardial infarction | 98 (0.5) | 1,033 (1.8) | 0.28* |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 324 (1.7) | 3,448 (6) | 0.28* |
| Cerebrovascular accident | 530 (2.7) | 3,273 (5.7) | 0.47* |
| Dementia | 35 (0.2) | 329 (0.6) | 0.31* |
| Connective tissue disease | 1,408 (7.2) | 2,005 (3.5) | 2.06* |
| Complications of diabetes | 459 (2.3) | 3,756 (6.5) | 0.36* |
| Paraplegia | 125 (0.6) | 803 (1.4) | 0.46* |
| Renal disease | 326 (1.7) | 3,239 (5.6) | 0.3* |
| HIV | 32 (0.2) | 400 (0.7) | 0.23* |
| Metastatic cancer | 57 (0.3) | 376 (0.7) | 0.44* |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Cohen's D | |
| Charlson medical severity diagnosis index | 1.3 (1.4) | 1.8 (1.9) | −0.3* |
| N (%) | N (%) | Risk ratio | |
| Pain diagnoses | |||
| Headache | 6,561 (33.4) | 8,070 (14) | 2.38* |
| Diabetic pain | 402 (2) | 3,185 (5.5) | 0.37* |
| Psychiatric diagnoses | |||
| Organic brain syndrome | 38 (0.2) | 372 (0.6) | 0.3* |
| Alcohol dependence | 907 (4.6) | 5,323 (9.3) | 0.5* |
| Bipolar disorder | 1,739 (8.9) | 2,088 (3.6) | 2.44* |
| Major depression | 5,048 (25.7) | 7,841 (13.6) | 1.89* |
| Other depression (e.g., dysthymia) | 8,960 (45.7) | 17,936 (31.2) | 1.46* |
| Anxiety disorder | 5,568 (28.4) | 10,290 (17.9) | 1.59* |
| Personality disorder | 1,302 (6.6) | 1,363 (2.4) | 2.8* |
*
Cohen's D > 0.2; Risk ratio <0.5 or >1.5.