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Table 1 Demographic data of participants in the phone interview (n = 788) and on the in-person assessments (n = 304).

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%)

  1. ** For example: cooker, bodyguard, carpenter etc. *** For example: driver (bus, taxi), secretary etc.