Table 1.
U Mann-Whitney Test results for the significant differences between groups in the frequency and impact of traumatic experiences, life events and daily situations.
| Fibromyalgia | Controls | U Mann-Whitney | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Median | Mean | SD | Median | ||
| Severity of Childhood Abuse and Neglect (CTQ) | 49.95 | 17.24 | 46 | 41.21 | 11.51 | 38.5 | 440 ** |
| Potentially Traumatizing Experiences (TEC) | |||||||
| Total Presence | 7.03 | 4.36 | 7 | 3.76 | 2.93 | 3 | 358.500 *** |
| Total Severity | 3.78 | 3.24 | 3 | 1.74 | 1.84 | 1 | 382.500 ** |
| Hassles and Uplifts (HSUP) | |||||||
| Hassles | 40.33 | 21.99 | 40.5 | 28.66 | 17.09 | 25 | 460 * |
| Uplifts | 45.61 | 19.57 | 45 | 60.45 | 26.44 | 60 | 469 * |
| Occurrence of Significant Life Changes (LES) | |||||||
| Frequency | 6.94 | 3.63 | 6.5 | 3.84 | 3.61 | 3 | 365.500 ** |
| Negative Change | −10.05 | 7.01 | −11 | −4.26 | 4.06 | −3 | 346.500 *** |
| Positive Change | 3.89 | 4.06 | 3 | 2.82 | 3.95 | 2 | 539 |
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.