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Table 1 Ranking of treatment-relevant clinical features among 788 fibromyalgia patients*

From: Identification of symptom and functional domains that fibromyalgia patients would like to see improved: a cluster analysis

Symptom Number

Symptom

Rank order by importance, n (%) Priority Quintiles

  

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

Not ranked

q1

Having a lack of energy

126 (16.0)

129 (16.4)

106 (13.5)

70 (8.9)

68 (8.6)

289 (36.7)

q2

Having to push yourself to do things

18 (2.3)

39 (4.9)

69 (8.8)

67 (8.5)

65 (8.3)

530 (67.3)

q3

Interference with your ability to accomplish daily tasks, such as housework or shopping

16 (2.0)

16 (2.0)

42 (5.3)

41 (5.2)

52 (6.6)

621 (78.8)

q4

Impact on your family

33 (4.2)

17 (2.2)

20 (2.5)

26 (3.3)

29 (3.9)

663 (84.1)

q5

Difficulty being sexually intimate with your partner

9 (1.1)

15 (1.9)

24 (3.1)

30 (3.8)

29 (3.7)

681 (86.4)

q6

Feeling tired

43 (5.5)

111 (14.1)

111 (14.1)

95 (12.1)

61 (7.7)

367 (46.6)

q7

Interference with work or school

11 (1.4)

6 (0.8)

17 (2.2)

21 (2.7)

22 (2.8)

711 (90.2)

q8

Feeling anxious

2 (0.3)

9 (1.1)

3 (0.4)

14 (1.8)

17 (2.2)

743 (94.3)

q9

Difficulty thinking or "fibro fog"

37 (4.7)

44 (5.6)

62 (7.9)

89 (11.3)

68 (8.6)

488 (61.9)

q10

Feeling like the pace of your life is slower than most other people

1 (0.1)

8 (1.0)

7 (0.9)

10 (1.3)

15 (1.9)

747 (94.8)

q11

Impact on your social life

1 (0.1)

4 (0.5)

5 (0.6)

10 (1.3)

16 (2.0)

752 (95.4)

q12

Driving limitations

0

1 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

0

5 (0.6)

781 (99.1)

q13

Skin is sensitive to touch

6 (0.8)

12 (1.5)

16 (2.0)

25 (3.1)

34 (4.3)

695 (88.2)

q14

Feeling depressed

11 (1.4)

15 (1.9)

21 (2.7)

31 (3.9)

29 (3.7)

681 (86.4)

q15

Pain or discomfort

329 (41.8)

116 (14.7)

80 (10.2)

62 (7.9)

43 (5.5)

158 (20.1)

q16

Disturbed sleep

71 (9.0)

159 (20.2)

103 (13.1)

77 (9.8)

58 (7.4)

320 (40.6)

q17

Strain on your relationship with your spouse

8 (1.0)

10 (1.3)

16 (2.0)

13 (1.7)

23 (2.9)

718 (91.1)

q18

Feeling isolated or alone

2 (0.3)

1 (0.1)

6 (0.8)

8 (1.0)

21 (2.7)

750 (95.2)

q19

Being unable to make plans with the confidence that you will follow-through

5 (0.6)

16 (2.0)

16 (2.0)

19 (2.4)

55 (7.0)

677 (85.9)

q20

Difficulty walking

19 (2.4)

22 (2.8)

27 (3.4)

43 (5.5)

40 (5.1)

637 (80.8)

  1. * The left column indicates the question number while the second column provides an abstraction of the original question regarding a specific clinical feature. The five columns to the right contain the number and proportion of subjects who ranked that question as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th in importance, respectively.