Table 3.

Comparison of HGs peak force levels and HGs-AUCs for different disease severity states measured by FAS.

FAS vs HGs peak force levels	n	Minimum	25th percentile	Median	75th percentile	Maximum
High severity	52	5.39	9.51	11.97	13.95	21.53
Mild severity	24	8.21	13.62	16.85	18.96	22.14
Moderate severity	18	6.36	12.17	14.04	18.34	21.52
Remission	16	11.28	17.98	20.65	23.61	25.84
Test statistic	33.36
Corrected for ties Ht	33.36
Significance level	p < 0.0001
FAS vs HGs-AUC	n	Minimum	25th percentile	Median	75th percentile	Maximum
High severity	52	134.58	234.56	285.26	342.76	546.12
Mild severity	24	210.42	350.31	426.91	472.55	511.22
Moderate severity	18	157.06	291.95	351.80	464.88	509.65
Remission	16	284.90	441.25	511.34	570.12	642.91
Test statistic	34.54
Corrected for ties Ht	34.54
Significance level	p < 0.0001

Abbreviations: HGs=handgrip strength, AUC = area under the curve, FAS = Fibromyalgia Assessment Status.