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. 2020 May 5;12:55–63. doi: 10.2147/OARRR.S252748

Table 2.

Correlation of Different Parameters in KOA Patients with FM Comorbidity

Parameters VAS PASS20 BDI-II Lequesne
r p r p r p r p
Age 0.17 0.35 0.46 0.009* 0.13 0.49 0.2 0.27
BMI 0.53 0.002* 0.04 0.84 0.29 0.11 0.38 0.03*
Disease duration 0.04 0.84 0.16 0.37 0.09 0.64 0.2 0.26
VAS —– —– 0.48 0.006* 0.53 0.002* 0.64 <0.001*
PSQI 0.23 0.21 0.4 0.02* 0.18 0.32 0.28 0.11
PASS20 0.48 0.006* —– —– 0.25 0.16 0.37 0.04*
BDI-II 0.53 0.002* 0.25 0.16 —– —– 0.17 0.37
Lequesne’s score 0.64 <0.001* 0.37 0.04* 0.17 0.37 —– —–
FIQ 0.56 <0.001* 0.77 <0.001* 0.32 0.07 0.47 0.006*
Quality of life Physical −0.62 <0.001* −0.71 <0.001* −0.4 0.02* −0.42 0.02*
Cognitive −0.1 0.57 −0.47 0.007* 0.1 0.6 −0.09 0.6
Affective −0.36 0.046* −0.67 <0.001* −0.1 0.6 −0.32 0.08
Social −0.39 0.026* −0.7 <0.001* −0.35 0.049* −0.29 0.1
Economic 0.12 0.52 −0.11 0.56 −0.03 0.87 −0.04 0.85
Ego −0.03 0.88 −0.5 0.004* 0.13 0.49 −0.04 0.85

Note: *p<0.05.

Abbreviations: KOA, knee osteoarthritis; FM, fibromyalgia; BMI, body mass index; VAS, visual analog scale; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; PASS20, Pain Anxiety Symptom Scale Short Form 20; BDI-II, Beck Depression Inventory; FIQ, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire.