Table 3 |
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Demographics of fibromyalgia patients and other groups |
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Fibromyalgia |
RA/SLE |
Major depressiona |
Healthy controls |
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Number analyzed |
202 |
51 |
11 |
213 |
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Age, years |
51 ± 10.5 |
49 ± 13.1a |
46 ± 11.4b |
43 ± 14.0c |
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Gender ratio, female/male |
16/1 |
ND |
5 ± 1 |
13 ± 1 |
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Number of pain locations |
16 ± 4.9 |
7.0 ± 4.4 |
4.0 ± 2.5 |
1.6 ± 2.3 |
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In comparison with the fibromyalgia patients: aP = 0.25; bP = 0.13; cP < 0.001. ND, not determined; RA/SLE, rheumatoid arthritis/systemic lupus erythematosus. |
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Bennett et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009 11:R120 doi:10.1186/ar2783 |
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