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Socio-demographic characteristics of females with fibromyalgia at baseline |
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| Exercise group |
Control group |
p Value |
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| Age (years)a |
50.7 (10.6) |
50.9 (6.7) |
0.935 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2)a |
28.8 (4.5) |
26.6 (3.5) |
0.147 |
| Duration of symptoms (years)a |
20.1 (8.0) |
19.4 (6.9) |
0.791 |
| Number of tender points (1 to 18 points)a |
16.9 (1.8) |
17.2 (1.3) |
0.563 |
| Number of specific drugs (anti depressives, muscular relaxants, analgesics)a |
1.3 (0.8) |
1.5 (0.8) |
0.379 |
| Employment status, n (%):b |
0.750 |
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| Blue collar |
8 (53.3) |
6 (40.0) |
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| White collar |
2 (13.3) |
3 (20.0) |
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| Unemployed |
5 (33.3) |
6 (40.0) |
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| Education level, n:b |
0.184 |
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| Unfinished studies |
1 (6.7) |
1 (6.7) |
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| Primary school |
9 (60.0) |
6 (40.0) |
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| Secondary school |
1 (6.7) |
6 (40.0) |
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| University degree |
4 (26.7) |
2 (13.3) |
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aValues expressed as mean (SD), p values from analysis of variance (ANOVA); bp values from analysis of Chi-square. | |||
Gusi and Tomas-Carus Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R24 doi:10.1186/ar2377 |
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