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Differences in physiological variables between fibromyalgia syndrome patients and healthy controls |
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| Phase |
FMS (N = 90) |
HC (N = 30) |
p value |
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| Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
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| EMG |
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| Baseline |
8.97 |
(4.75) |
14.52 |
(5.12) |
<0.001 |
| Relax 1 |
8.77 |
(4.83) |
15.83 |
(5.23) |
<0.001 |
| Mental arithmetic |
10.44 |
(5.89) |
17.10 |
(9.07) |
<0.001 |
| Relax 2 |
8.91 |
(4.91) |
17.60 |
(9.44) |
<0.001 |
| Social conflict |
9.59 |
(5.59) |
17.04 |
(8.92) |
<0.001 |
| Relax 3 |
9.63 |
(6.33) |
18.50 |
(10.51) |
<0.001 |
| SCL |
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| Baseline |
1.81 |
(1.70) |
1.65 |
(0.64) |
ns |
| Relax 1 |
1.89 |
(1.78) |
1.59 |
(0.62) |
ns |
| Mental arithmetic |
2.81 |
(2.65) |
1.92 |
(0.74) |
<0.005 |
| Relax 2 |
2.31 |
(2.01) |
1.76 |
(0.69) |
ns |
| Social conflict |
2.76 |
(2.11) |
1.79 |
(0.72) |
<0.005 |
| Relax 3 |
2.41 |
(2.15) |
1.69 |
(0.71) |
ns |
| HR |
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| Baseline |
77.07 |
(11.22) |
68.56 |
(22.49) |
ns |
| Relax 1 |
75.45 |
(10.54) |
65.68 |
(21.11) |
<0.005 |
| Mental arithmetic |
78.32 |
(13.64) |
75.85 |
(24.72) |
ns |
| Relax 2 |
73.36 |
(10.86) |
66.47 |
(19.55) |
ns |
| Social conflict |
77.88 |
(10.64) |
66.85 |
(20.88) |
ns |
| Relax 3 |
73.96 |
(9.59) |
62.79 |
(18.11) |
<0.005 |
| SBP |
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| Baseline |
133.5 |
(19.03) |
132.9 |
(13.40) |
ns |
| Relax 1 |
131.4 |
(16.65) |
130.4 |
(11.58) |
ns |
| Mental arithmetic |
141.7 |
(19.52) |
140.8 |
(14.35) |
ns |
| Relax 2 |
128.1 |
(13.20) |
124.9 |
(21.00) |
ns |
| Social conflict |
146.5 |
(15.09) |
139.7 |
(18.29) |
ns |
| Relax 3 |
135.6 |
(14.31) |
131.9 |
(23.38) |
ns |
| DBP |
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| Baseline |
78.43 |
(13.89) |
77.10 |
(8.83) |
ns |
| Relax 1 |
76.23 |
(8.27) |
76.24 |
(7.79) |
ns |
| Mental arithmetic |
81.11 |
(10.80) |
82.51 |
(10.83) |
ns |
| Relax 2 |
76.82 |
(14.54) |
73.37 |
(7.61) |
ns |
| Social conflict |
85.81 |
(9.33) |
83.74 |
(10.29) |
ns |
| Relax 3 |
77.57 |
(7.75) |
78.04 |
(9.60) |
ns |
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DBP, diastolic blood pressure; EMG, electromyographic activity; FMS, fibromyalgia syndrome; HC, healthy controls; HR, heart rate; ns, not significant; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SCL, skin conductance level. | |||||
Thieme and Turk Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006 8:R9 doi:10.1186/ar1863 |
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