Table 1 Personal- and environmental factors in working women (WW) and nonworking women (NWW) with fibromyalgia
|  | WW (N = 53) | NWW (N = 76) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Personal factors | Mean (SD) | Median (range) | Mean (SD) | Median (range) | Â |
Age, years | 45.4 (8.1) | 47 (22–57) | 46.0 (9.2) | 47 (24–60) | 0.567 |
Symptom duration, years | 11.7 (5.8) | 10 (2–24) | 9.7 (7.9) | 8 (0.3-45) | 0.021 |
FIQ feel good, 0-100 | 69.0 (28.9) | 71 (0–100) | 81.3 (22.7) | 86 (0–100) | 0.014 |
| Â | N (%) | Â | N (%) | Â | Â |
Living with an adult | 45 (84.9) | Â | 55 (72.4) | Â | 0.133 |
Born outside of Sweden | 8 (15.1) | Â | 13 (17.1) | Â | 0.813 |
Education: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≤ 9 years | 11 (20.8) |  | 17 (22.7) |  |  |
10 – 12 years | 29 (54.7) |  | 40 (53.3) |  |  |
>12 years | 13 (24.5) |  | 18 (24.0) |  | 0.843 |
Pharmacological treatment: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Analgesic/NSAID, yes | 31 (58.5) | Â | 58 (76.3) | Â | 0.035 |
Psychotropics, yes | 22(41.5) | Â | 37 (48.7) | Â | 0.475 |
Environmental factors | Mean (SD) | Median (range) | Mean (SD) | Median (range) | Â |
MOS-SSS, 4-20 | 15.4 (4.0) | 16 (7–20) | 14.5 (4.1) | 15 (4–20) | 0.267 |
Mean income in area of residence, 1000 Swedish kronor | 214 (30.1) | 214 (165–299) | 201 (29.7) | 205 (123–267) | 0.042 |