Table 1.
Characteristics of women with fibromyalgia from the two groups at baseline.
| Characteristics | GLG (n = 26) a | PG (n = 24) a | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 56.19 (7.97) | 53.74 (11.50) | 0.382 * |
| Date when fibromyalgia symptoms started | 1994 (11.86) | 1992 (12.56) | 0.601 * |
| Date of diagnosis | 2006 (6.56) | 2003 (7.02) | 0.935 * |
| Height (cm) | 157.08 (4.55) | 156.29 (6.08) | 0.541 * |
| Weight (kg) | 64.26 (9.67) | 61.30 (13.24) | 0.411 * |
| Muscle mass (%) | 61.97 (7.17) | 64.82 (8.58) | 0.245 * |
| Fat mass (%) | 34.81 (7.51) | 32.24 (7.75) | 0.285 * |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.05 (3.75) | 25.06 (4.75) | 0.522 * |
| Physical Activity (hours per week) | 2.96 (1.88) | 2.32 (1.43) | 0.203 * |
| Income (euros). GLG: n = 23; PG: n = 19 | 1624 (895) | 1573 (853) | 0.849 * |
| Type of treatment n (%) b | |||
| Number of participants with nonpharmacological treatment | 20 (76.9) | 18 (75) | 0.874 ** |
| Number of participants without nonpharmacological treatment | 6 (23.1) | 6 (25) | |
| Number of participants with pharmacological treatment | 13 (50) | 12 (50) | 1.000 ** |
| Number of participants without pharmacological treatment | 13 (50) | 12 (50) | |
| Educational Qualifications (%) b | |||
| No education (able to read and write) | 4 (15.4) | 2 (8.3) | 0.048 ** |
| Elementary school | 13 (50) | 7 (29.2) | |
| Secondary school | 4 (15.4) | 13 (54.2) | |
| University diploma | 3 (11.5) | 1 (4.2) | |
| University degree | 2 (7.7) | 0 (0) | |
| PhD | 0 (0) | 1 (4.2) | |
| Occupational status n (%) b | |||
| self-employed | 2 (7.7) | 0 (0) | 0.167 ** |
| paid employment | 3 (11.5) | 7 (29.2) | |
| Civil servant | 6 (23.1) | 2 (8.3) | |
| Unemployed | 6 (23.1) | 2 (8.3) | |
| Retired | 3 (11.5) | 5 (20.8) | |
| Housewife | 6 (23.1) | 7 (29.2) | |
| Student | 0 (0) | 1 (4.2) | |
a Values expressed as means (SD). b Values expressed as n (%). GLG: Ganoderma lucidum group; PG: placebo group; BMI: body mass index; * p: value of the Student’s t-test. ** p: value of the chi-squared test.