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Table 2 Body function, activity and health status in working women (WW) and nonworking women (NWW) with fibromyalgia

From: Which aspects of health differ between working and nonworking women with fibromyalgia? A cross-sectional study of work status and health

 

WW (N = 53)

NWW (N = 76)

p-value

Body function,

Mean (SD)

Median (range)

Mean (SD)

Median (range)

 

Performance-based tests

     

6MWT, meters

520 (95.6)

524 (136–674)

500 (75.8)

512 (295–686)

0.087

Grippit right hand, Newton

160.3 (67.1)

155 (27–323)

146.1 (67.6)

160 (13–334)

0.284

Grippit left hand, Newton

158.6 (73.2)

155(17–349)

144.3 (65.4)

147 (19–319)

0.343

Body function, ratings

     

Pain localizations, number

12.5 (3.3)

13 (5–18)

14.0 (3.2)

14 (5–18)

0.009

FIQ pain, 0-100

62.5 (17.1)

63 (26–100)

77.0 (17.0)

80 (26–100)

<0.001

FIQ fatigue, 0-100

75.4 (22.4)

83 (15–100)

84.8 (17.1)

90 (19–100)

0.006

FIQ morning tired, 0-100

76.9 (20.7)

81 (10–100)

83.6 (18.9)

89 (2–100)

0.017

FIQ stiffness, 0-100

64.0 (27.6)

75 (15–97)

75.6 (23.7)

82 (10–100)

0.009

FIQ anxiety, 0-100

42.1 (32.6)

38 (0–96)

52.5 (35.1)

54 (0–100)

0.060

FIQ depression, 0-100

39.2 (31.7)

32 (0–96)

48.5 (32.5)

51 (0–100)

0.116

HADS-A, 0-21

7.5 (4.8)

7 (1–19)

9.7 (5.2)

9 (1–20)

0.021

HADS-D, 0-21

6.2 (2.9)

6 (2–15)

8.0 (3.9)

8 (1–16)

0.007

MFI General Fatigue, 4-20

16.8 (3.0)

18 (9–20)

18.0 (2.4)

19 (12–20)

0.021

MFI Physical Fatigue, 4-20

16.2 (3.2)

17 (9–20)

18.0 (2.2)

19 (10–20)

0.001

MFI Reduced Activity, 4-20

14.5 (3.3)

14 (8–20)

16.5 (3.5)

17 (7–20)

0.001

MFI Reduced Motivation, 4-20

9.7 (3.1)

10 (5–16)

10.9 (4.3)

11 (4–19)

0.123

MFI Mental Fatigue, 4-20

13.5 (3.5)

14 (5–20)

15.1 (4.0)

16 (4–20)

0.006

Activity and participation

     

LTPAI, hours

4.5 (3.9)

3 (1–23)

5.4 (3.7)

4 (1–18)

0.088

FIQ physical function, 0-100

39.8 (20.5)

40 (3–90)

49.9 (23.1)

53 (0–100)

0.013

Health Status

     

FIQ total, 8-item, 0-100

58.7 (17.1)

63.5 (16–88)

69.3 (14.5)

71.3 (25–95)

0.001

SF-36 PCS, 0-100

32.6 (8.0)

33.3 (15–48)

27.0 (7.0)

27.6 (11–46)

<0.001

SF-36 MCS, 0-100

41.6 (12.7)

43 (17–68)

36.8 (13.4)

37.5 (16–64)

0.043

  1. P-values of ≤0.01 are considered significant and shown in bold type.
  2. 6MWT: six-minute walk test; FIQ: Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire; MFI: Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory; HADS-A and -D: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale for - anxiety and - depression; LTPAI: Leisure Time Physical Activity Instrument; SF-36 PCS and MCS: Short Form −36, Physical Component Scale and Mental Component Scale.
  3. Missing values: Grippit (n = 1), FIQ Pain (n = 1), FIQ depression (n = 1), FIQ physical function (n = 2), LTPAI (n = 1), 8-item FIQ total (8) (n = 7), SF-36 (n = 3).