Table 1 Data demographics and clinical characteristics.

From: Brain structural differences between fibromyalgia patients and healthy control subjects: a source-based morphometric study

 

FM (n = 20)

HC (n = 20)

P-value

Age (years)

46.4 ± 12.5

42.1 ± 12.5

0.28

Disease duration (years)

5.2 ± 5.0

–

–

PI

7.2 ± 1.6

–

–

PCS

27.6 ± 12.5

12.0 ± 10.9

 < 0.001

 Helplessness

13.3 ± 5.7

4.9 ± 4.9

 < 0.001

 Magnification

5.3 ± 3.8

2.6 ± 2.6

 < 0.02

 Rumination

9.3 ± 4.6

4.5 ± 4.2

 < 0.002

PSP

56.1 ± 28.7

17.6 ± 23.7

 < 0.001

STAI

52.8 ± 20.0

26.1 ± 10.7

 < 0.001

CESD

30.6 ± 13.7

11.0 ± 8.6

 < 0.001

  1. FM, fibromyalgia; HC, healthy controls; PI, pain intensity; PCS, pain catastrophizing scale; PSP, pain self-perception scale; STAI, state-trait anxiety inventory; CESD, Centre for Epidemiologic Studies depression scale.
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