Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of the FM patients, healthy controls, and RA patients
Variable | FM patients | Healthy controls | RA patients | P* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 102) | (n = 50) | (n = 50) | ||
Age (years) | 32.1 ± 11.8 | 33.6 ± 12 | 35.9 ± 11.1 | 0.171 |
Disease duration (months) | 31.5 ± 3.2 | - | - | - |
Occupation, n (%) | 0.052 | |||
Housewife | 67 (65.7) | 28 (56.0) | 39 (78.0) | |
Student | 16 (15.7) | 5 (10.0) | 5 (10.0) | |
Other | 19 (18.6) | 17 (34.0) | 6 (12) | |
Religion, n (%) | 0.078 | |||
Islam | 100 (98.0) | 47 (94.0) | 45 (90.0) | |
Hinduism/Buddhism | 2 (2.0) | 3 (6.0) | 5 (10.0) | |
Marital status, n (%) | 0.101 | |||
Married | 71 (69.6) | 32 (64.0) | 33 (66.0) | |
Unmarried | 22 (21.6) | 13 (26.0) | 6 (12.0) | |
Widow/divorced | 9 (8.8) | 5 (10.0) | 11 (22.0) | |
Educational level, n (%) | 0.012 | |||
No education | 18 (17.6) | 18 (36.0) | 14 (28.0) | |
Primary | 28 (27.7) | 9 (18.0) | 10 (20.0) | |
Secondary | 48 (47.1) | 12 (24.0) | 19 (38.0) | |
Graduate and above | 8 (7.8) | 11 (22.0) | 7 (14.0) |