No sick leave | 1 to 30 days of sick leave | 31 to 60 days of sick leave | > 60 days of sick leave | p | |
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(n = 339) | (n = 366) | (n = 132) | (n = 118) | ||
Mean (standard deviation) or n (%) | Mean (standard deviation) or n (%) | Mean (standard deviation) or n (%) | Mean (standard deviation) or n (%) | ||
Sociodemographic Characteristics | |||||
Age | 45.3 (8.9) | 43.7 (8.9) | 45.5 (9.6) | 44.6 (9.7) | 0.08 |
BMI | 26 (6.1) | 26.3 (6.3) | 26.7 (5.3) | 26.8 (6.2) | 0.51 |
Living with a partner | 253 (74.6) | 273 (74.6) | 90 (68.2) | 85 (72) | 0.48 |
Living in an urban area | 166 (49) | 230 (62.8) | 88 (66.7) | 56 (47.5) | < 0.0001 |
Monthly income | 0.33 | ||||
< €1800 | 128 (37.8) | 123 (33,6) | 39 (29.6) | 38 (32.2) | |
> €1800 | 211 (62.3) | 243 (66.4) | 93 (70.45) | 80 (67.8) | |
Dependent children | 192 (70.6) | 222 (80.7) | 82 (77.4) | 63 (70) | 0.03 |
Clinical Characteristics | |||||
Symptoms: | |||||
Pain | 336 (99.1) | 362 (98.9) | 132 (100) | 118 (100) | 0.46 |
Fatigue | 336 (99.1) | 364 (99.5) | 131 (99.2) | 117 (99.2) | 0.96 |
Cognitive problems | 213 (62.8) | 241 (65.9) | 97 (73.5) | 76 (64.4) | 0.18 |
Sleep disorders | 300 (88.5) | 342 (93.4) | 123 (93.2) | 108 (91.5) | 0.11 |
Other health problems | 224 (66.1) | 250 (68.3) | 97 (73.5) | 92 (78) | 0.07 |
Associated depression | 68 (30.4) | 93 (37.1) | 34 (35.1) | 40 (43.5) | 0.14 |
Associated anxiety | 88 (39.3) | 124 (49.4) | 43 (44,3) | 50 (43) | 0.12 |
VAS score for last 48 h | 7.1 (7.1) | 6.8 (1.9) | 7 (1.9) | 7.4 (1.8) | 0.03 |
Impact | |||||
Global FIQ score | 54.84 (11.5) | 56.92 (8.1) | 54.80 (11.6) | 57.42 (10.4) | 0.41 |
Regular physical activity | 165 (48.7) | 162 (44.3) | 64 (48.5) | 47 (39.8) | 0.31 |
Impact of fibromyalgia on: | |||||
Emotional well-being | 314 (92.6) | 345 (94.3) | 128 (97) | 110 (93.2) | 0.038 |
Family life | 293 (86.4) | 311 (85) | 116 (87.9) | 102 (86.4) | 0.43 |
Social activities | 285 (84.1) | 321 (87.7) | 121 (91.7) | 105 (89) | 0.12 |
Leisure | 292 (86.1) | 330 (90.2) | 122 (92.4) | 109 (92.4) | 0.13 |
Marital relations | 231 (68.1) | 243 (66.4) | 88 (66.7) | 76 (64.4) | 0.81 |
Feeling of support from partner | 176 (51.9) | 223 (60.9) | 76 (57.6) | 77 (65.3) | 0.03 |
Treatments | |||||
Regular treatment for FM | 244 (72) | 289 (79) | 106 (80.3) | 95 (80.5) | 0.07 |
Regular use of painkillers | 316 (93.2) | 347 (94.8) | 124 (93.9) | 113 (95.8) | 0.71 |
Use of antidepressants | 251 (74) | 304 (83.1) | 112 (84.8) | 91 (77.1) | 0.009 |
Use of antiepileptic agents | 164 (48.4) | 182 (49.7) | 65 (49.2) | 69 (58.5) | 0.29 |