Table 1.

Clinical and clinimetric features of enrolled subjects

	Total (n = 201)	Females (n = 172)	Males (n = 29)	p value
Age (years)	49.13 (25–65)	49.07 (31–63)	49.22 (25–65)	Ns
Triggering event, %	56.2	57.4	48.2	Ns
Headache, %	80.5	82.5	68.9	Ns
Abdominal pain, %	78.6	81.9	58.6	0.0046*
Depressive symptoms, %	50.2	51.9	72.4	0.0386*
WPI	10.7 ± 4.03	10.67 ± 3.91	10.90 ± 4.81	Ns
SSS	9.17 ± 1.73	9.24 ± 1.72	8.724 ± 1.79	Ns
R-FIQ Score	66.21 ± 16.97	68.07 ± 16.06	55.17 ± 18.26	0.0005*
R-FIQ Pain	7.36 ± 1.74	7.5 ± 1.64	6.52 ± 2.06	0.0130*
R-FIQ Fatigue	7.94 ± 1.92	8.08 ± 1.82	7.07 ± 2.25	0.0141*
R-FIQ Stiffness	7.63 ± 1.99	7.74 ± 1.83	6.97 ± 2.69	Ns
R-FIQ Sleep	7.7 ± 2.33	7.76 ± 2.31	7.38 ± 2.47	Ns
R-FIQ Depression	4.9 ± 2.77	4.83 ± 2.82	5.31 ± 2.49	Ns
R-FIQ Memory	6.23 ± 2.47	6.42 ± 2.42	5.1 ± 2.48	0.0077*
R-FIQ Anxiety	6.22 ± 2.83	6.18 ± 2.89	6.45 ± 2.47	Ns
R-FIQ Tenderness	7.55 ± 2.09	7.8 ± 1.95	6.07 ± 2.82	< 0.0001*
R-FIQ Balance	6.05 ± 2.54	6.35 ± 2.42	4.28 ± 2.52	< 0.0001*
R-FIQ Env. Sensitivity	7.51 ± 2.24	7.7 ± 2.10	6.41 ± 2.68	0.0128*
BDI-II	22.88 ± 9.18	22.95 ± 9.47	22.45 ± 7.36	Ns

Data are reported as mean ± SD, unless stated otherwise. *p values intended for comparisons between female and male participants. Abbreviations: WPI, widespread pain index; SSS, symptoms severity scale; R-FIQ, revised fibromyalgia impact questionnaire; BDI-II, Beck depression inventory-II.