Table 3.

Comparison of outcomes between the two groups according to the pain VAS score.

	Pain ≤ 8 (N = 19)		Pain > 8 (N = 27)	p-value	p-value adjusted by Bonferroni method
Pain VAS score
Day 6	− 1.53 ± 0.96		− 2.74 ± 1.40	0.001	0.003
Day 13	− 2.05 ± 1.39		− 3.48 ± 1.53	0.002	0.006
Day 36	− 0.79 ± 1.51		− 1.82 ± 2.08	0.059	0.177
FIQ
Day 6	− 0.60 ± 10.51		− 4.53 ± 10.80	0.246	0.738
Day 13	− 5.98 ± 13.73		− 9.65 ± 16.32	0.414	1.000
Day 36	0.41 ± 12.10		− 4.44 ± 18.31	0.284	0.852
BPI
Day 6	− 7.16 ± 12.92		− 10.01 ± 19.81	0.554	1.000
Day 13	− 16.39 ± 21.31		− 11.22 ± 15.90	0.380	1.000
Day 36	− 8.62 ± 13.53		− 9.69 ± 24.32	0.081	0.243
BDI
Day 6	− 4.74 ± 9.62		− 4.52 ± 12.30	0.946	1.000
Day 13	− 2.21 ± 18.72		− 8.52 ± 9.70	0.189	0.567
Day 36	− 8.32 ± 11.52		− 7.19 ± 9.34	0.725	1.000
BFI
Day 6	− 2.47 ± 15.43		− 15.61 ± 17.50	0.003	0.009
Day 13	− 8.26 ± 13.52		− 10.52 ± 15.82	0.612	1.000
Day 36	− 0.68 ± 10.71		− 7.70 ± 15.91	0.081	0.243
STAI-I
Day 6	1.37 ± 2.95		1.70 ± 7.66	0.837	1.000
Day 13	− 0.74 ± 5.15		− 1.59 ± 9.38	0.694	1.000
Day 36	− 3.11 ± 6.25		− 1.82 ± 11.10	0.620	1.000
STAI-II
Day 6	− 0.42 ± 6.31		0.96 ± 7.02	0.488	1.000
Day 13	− 1.21 ± 6.39		− 0.44 ± 8.71	0.733	1.000
Day 36	− 1.37 ± 5.94		0.85 ± 8.78	0.312	0.936
MOSS
Day 6	− 2.26 ± 7.13		2.00 ± 7.46	0.057	0.171
Day 13	− 0.95 ± 7.99		1.63 ± 6.27	0.249	0.747
Day 36	− 2.68 ± 7.31		0.41 ± 6.82	0.155	0.465

Values are shown as the mean ± standard deviation.

VAS Visual Analog Scale, FIQ Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, BPI Brief Pain Inventory, BDI Beck Depression Inventory, BFI Brief Fatigue Inventory, STAI State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, MOS-SS Medical Outcomes Study-Sleep Scale.