Table 2 Relationship between self-reported fibromyalgia severity and proportion of patients reporting use of medications and core symptoms of fibromyalgia (FM).
From: Toward characterization and definition of fibromyalgia severity
Binary Variable | Self-reported FM severity (percent of patients) | Mantel-Haenszel Χ2 (P value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Â |
Medications for FM | 26.7 | 65.5 | 84.0 | 16.54 (< 0.0001) |
Sleep problems | 40.0 | 72.9 | 90.4 | 15.99 (< 0.0001) |
Symptoms of depression | 6.7 | 52.5 | 65.4 | 13.14 (< 0.001) |
Symptoms of anxiety | 20.0 | 52.5 | 61.5 | 6.56 (< 0.05) |
Back pain | 46.7 | 72.9 | 82.7 | 6.90 (< 0.01) |
Neck pain | 26.7 | 72.9 | 71.2 | 5.52 (< 0.05) |