Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of study groups.
| FMS patients | Healthy controls | ||||
| n | % | n | % | p | |
| Marital status Married Single |
51 14 |
78.5 21.5 |
43 9 |
82.7 17.3 |
0.74 |
| Educational status Elemantary school Secondary school or High school College |
25 30 10 |
38.5 46.15 15.85 |
21 24 7 |
40.34 46.15 13.46 |
0.99 |
| Place of residence City Village |
41 24 |
63.08 36.92 |
35 17 |
67.3 32.7 |
0.78 |
| Working status Yes |
14 |
21.5 |
17 |
32.7 |
0.25 |
| Smoking Yes |
24 |
36.9 |
17 |
32.7 |
0.78 |
| Accompanying medical disorder Yes |
23 |
35.4 |
8 |
15.4 |
0.026* |
| Psychiatric history Yes |
14 |
21.5 |
8 |
15.4 |
0.54 |
| FMS: Fibromyalgia syndrome; * Pearson’s Chi-squared test. | |||||