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. 2022 Apr 6;6(4):e23657. doi: 10.2196/23657

Table 2.

Step count and findings on pain, sleeping disorders, and responses to depression questionnaire.


Total group First quartile for step count Second quartile for step count Third quartile for step count Fourth quartile for step count P valuea
Step count, median (IQR) 3036.0 (1199.0-5664.0) 324.0 (95.0-636.0) 1995.5 (1557.0-2454.0) 4281.5 (3623.0-4927.0) 7998.5 (6602.0-10,050.0)
Chronic pain, n (%) .009

Current 1180 (92.7) 307 (96.2) 298 (93.7) 289 (90.9) 286 (89.9)

Past 93 (7.3) 12 (3.8) 20 (6.3) 29 (9.1) 32 (10.1)
Duration of pain, n (%) .52

3-6 months 140 (11) 38 (11.9) 30 (9.4) 35 (11) 37 (11.6)

6-12 months 118 (9.3) 25 (7.8) 32 (10.1) 28 (8.8) 33 (10.4)

1-2 years 254 (20) 58 (18.2) 69 (21.7) 66 (20.8) 61 (19.2)

3-5 years 211 (16.6) 55 (17.2) 65 (20.4) 48 (15.1) 43 (13.5)

>5 years 550 (43.2) 143 (44.8) 122 (38.4) 141 (44.3) 144 (45.3)
Presence of fibromyalgia and severity of symptoms

Fibromyalgia, n (%) 491 (38.6) 160 (50.2) 131 (41.2) 112 (35.2) 88 (27.7) <.001

Widespread pain index, mean (SD) 8.6 (6.7) 9.9 (6.8) 9.2 (6.6) 7.9 (6.7) 7.2 (6.6) <.001

Symptom severity score, mean (SD) 4.1 (2.3) 4.6 (2.3) 4.1 (2.4) 4.0 (2.2) 3.8 (2.3) <.001
Insomnia severity scale, n (%) <.001

Not clinically significant 536 (42.1) 96 (30.1) 139 (43.7) 142 (44.7) 159 (50)

Subthreshold insomnia 521 (40.9) 172 (53.9) 117 (36.8) 123 (38.7) 109 (34.3)

Clinical insomnia 216 (17.0) 51 (16) 62 (19.5) 53 (16.7) 50 (15.7)
Questionnaire for depression, n (%)b

Do you enjoy your life? 696 (58.2) 210 (68.2) 165 (56.7) 172 (58.5) 149 (49.3) <.001

Do you enjoy things the same way that you used to? 683 (57.2) 209 (67.9) 172 (59.1) 155 (52.7) 147 (48.7) <.001

Do you feel tired when doing things you could easily do before? 254 (21.3) 49 (15.9) 56 (19.2) 59 (20.1) 90 (29.8) <.001

Do you feel as well as other people? 664 (55.6) 187 (60.7) 142 (48.8) 169 (57.5) 166 (55) .03

Do you think about death? 555 (46.4) 133 (43.2) 136 (46.7) 135 (45.9) 151 (50.0) .41

Do you feel so depressed that you think about suicide? 743 (62.2) 184 (59.7) 181 (62.2) 177 (60.2) 201 (66.6) .29

Recently, do you find things very difficult or painful? 339 (28.4) 66 (21.4) 74 (25.4) 85 (28.9) 114 (37.7) <.001

Do you have a good appetite? 689 (57.7) 159 (51.6) 171 (58.8) 176 (59.9) 183 (60.6) .09

Do you feel depressed? 269 (22.5) 57 (18.5) 60 (20.6) 71 (24.1) 81 (26.8) .07

aAll P values were calculated with the chi-square test.

bData for depression represent “yes” answers on the questionnaire.