Table 1. Group characteristics.

	Fibromyalgia syndrome Group (n=99)				Control Group (n=86)
	n	Mean±SD	Median	Min-Max	n	Mean±SD	Median	Min-Max	p
Age (year)		44.21±10.4				49.21±11.1			0.002*
Weight		66.71±13.4				67.02±11			0.611*
Height		1.6±5.44				1.61±5.59			0.630*
BMI		25.9±5.7				25.84±4.58			0.877*
Symptom duration			83.61	3-360			1.49	1-3	<0.001
Job Public Servants Laborer Housewife Retired Self-employment Student	16 5 61 14 1 2 0				15 11 29 30 0 1 0				<0.001**
Education level Illiterate Literate Primary school Middle school High school University	4 4 31 14 21 25				6 4 27 6 17 26				0.636**
Marital status Married Single Divorced	72 16 11				69 12 5				0.371**
SD: Standard deviation; Min: Minimum; Max: Maximum; BMI: Body Mass Index; * Mann-Whitney U test; ** Chi-square test.