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Table 2 Relation of all variables with fibromyalgia severity

From: Impact of resilience on disease severity and psychiatric comorbidities in patients with fibromyalgia

 

FIQ less than 50

FIQ 50 to less than 70

FIQ 70 or more

P value

Age

50.79 ± 8.172

43.46 ± 12.548

39 ± 8.379

0.00011

Education

 Low (%)

4 (16.7%)

3 (11.5%)

0

0.0742

 Medium (%)

12 (50%)

12 (46.2%)

30 (58.8%)

 

 High (%)

8 (33.3%)

11 (42.3%)

21 (41.2%)

 

Married (%)

17 (70.8%)

19 (73.1%)

45 (88.2%)

0.1212

Urban address (%)

16 (66.7%)

17 (65.4%)

36 (70.6%)

0.882

Rural address (%)

8 (33.3%)

9(34.6%)

15 (29.4%)

 

Symptoms duration

1.5104 ± 0.959

7.69 ± 0.788

5.5 ± 1.58

0.00011

 VAS pain

6.13 ± 0.741

6.69 ± 0.788

8.45 ± 1.457

0.00011

 VAS fatigue

5.42 ± 0.881

7.08 ± 1.197

8.67 ± 1.108

0.00011

 VAS morning tiredness

4 ± 1.642

6.54 ± 1.749

8.14 ± 1.4

0.00011

 VAS stiffness

3.29 ± 1.654

5.92 ± 1.787

8.02 ± 1.543

0.00011

 VAS anxiety

2.58 ± 0.654

4.31 ± 1.49

9.06 ± 1.121

0.00011

 VAS depression

2.46 ± 0.884

3.19 ± 0.634

8.71 ± 1.487

0.00011

Resilience score

78.54 ± 4.925

71.4 ± 6.688

46.20 ± 5.571

0.00011

Major depressive episode (%)

0

0

50 (98%)

0.00012

Persistent depression disorder (%)

1 (4.2%)

8 (30.8%)

49 (96.1%)

0.00012

Generalized anxiety disorder (%)

0

5 (19.2%)

51 (100%)

0.00012

Suicidal risk

 High (%)

0

1 (3.8%)

4 (7.8%)

0.0262

 Medium (%)

0

3 (11.5%)

0

 

 Low (%)

24 (100%)

22 (84.6%)

47 (92.2%)

 
  1. All variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation except otherwise indicated P value is significant if ≤ 0.005, 1 = Kruskal-Wallis test, 2 = Pearson chi-square, FIQ = Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, VAS = visual analogue scale