From: Prevalence of fibromyalgia in a low socioeconomic status population
Phone Interview | No Pain | Regional pain | Widespread pain | |
---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 185) | (n = 388) | (n = 195) | ||
Gender | ||||
Female | 123 (66%) | 294 (76%) | 173 (88%) | |
Male | 62 (34%) | 94 (24%) | 22 (12%) | |
Age (years) | ||||
Female | 57.5 (6.8) | 48.8 (7.1)) | 48.8 (6.7) | |
Male | 47.8 (8.1) | 49.5 (7.5) | 51.5 (7.2) | |
Clinical Assessment | No Pain | Regional pain | Widespread pain | Fibromyalgia |
(n = 47) | (n = 151) | (n = 87) | (n = 19) | |
Gender | ||||
Female | 30 (64%) | 117 (77%) | 78 (90%) | 19 (100%) |
Male | 17 (36%) | 34 (23%) | 9 (10%) | 0 (0%) |
Age (years) (Mean/SD) | ||||
Female | 47.4 (5.6) | 49.6 (6.9) | 49.1 (6.8) | 50.8 (6.5) |
Male | 50.8 (7.4) | 51.6 (6.0) | 51.4 (7.3) | - |
BMI* (kg/m 2 ) (Mean/SD) | ||||
Female | 28.1 (5.9) | 27.8 (6.1) | 27.4 (4.9) | 27.4 (4.5) |
Male | 27.5 (4.4) | 27.0 (3.5) | 27.1 (2.5) | - |
Total | 27.9 (5.3) | 27.6 (5.5) | 27.3 (6.8) | 27.4 (4.5) |
Occupation | ||||
Retired | 2 (4.3%) | 24 (15.9%) | 12 (13.7%) | 4 (21.1%) |
Unemployed | 2 (2.3%) | 6 (4.0%) | 4 (8.5%) | 1 (5.3%) |
Household work | 24 (44.2%) | 66 (43.7%) | 44 (56.4%) | 10 (52.7%) |
People who work mainly standing up** | 17 (35.1%) | 41 (27.2%) | 21 (24.1%) | 4 (21.1%) |
People who work mainly sitting down*** | 6 (12.8%) | 12 (7.9%) | 6 (6.9%) | 0 (0.0%) |