Table 6 |
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Pain thresholds of RA patients with and without fibromyalgia (defined by ≥ 11 tender points) |
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Characteristics |
RA (n = 43) |
RA + FM (n = 15) |
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Mean wrist pain threshold (SD) |
5.2 (2.0) |
4.4 (1.8) |
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Mean thumbnail pain threshold (SD) |
5.9 (2.5) |
4.3 (2.3) |
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Mean trapezius pain threshold (SD) |
4.6 (2.1) |
3.6 (1.6) |
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FM = fibromyalgia; RA = rheumatoid arthritis; SD = standard deviation. |
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Lee et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009 11:R160 doi:10.1186/ar2842 |
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