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Table 1 Characteristics of women in full-time work, according to the number of days of sick leave in the preceding year (n = 955)

From: Fibromyalgia in the workplace: risk factors for sick leave are related to professional context rather than fibromyalgia characteristics— a French national survey of 955 patients

 

No sick leave

1 to 30 days of sick leave

31 to 60 days of sick leave

> 60 days of sick leave

p

(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