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Table 4 Mean differences in factor scores of several patients groups.

From: Development of a self-reporting tool to obtain a Combined Index of Severity of Fibromyalgia (ICAF*)

 

Mean differences in factor scores

Mean diff.

 

Emotional

Physical-Activity

Active Coping

Passive Coping

Total

FIQ

No sick leave vs temporary leave N(170/42)

-.405*

-.236

.234

-.287

-.646*

-6,433**

No sick leave vs permanent leave N(170/35)

-.725**

-.493*

.127

-.368*

-1.546**

-10.114**

Workers. No sick leave vs temporary leave N(94/37)

-.440*

-.289

.298

-.352

-.773*

-7.491**

MUSs. 1Q vs 4Q N(81/81)

-.490*

-.161

.098

-.473*

-1.007**

-6.022**

Number of tender points. 1Q vs 4Q N(111/87)

-.172

-.496**

-.157

-.318*

-1.196**

-6.908**

Six-minutes walk test. 1Q vs 4Q N(32/73)

.348

.526*

-.229

.811**

1.346**

6.290**

Comorbidity. 1Q vs 4Q N(74/107)

-.486**

-.116

.204

-.122

-.548

-3.401

Total cost 1Q vs 4Q N(67/72)

-.603**

-.762**

.213

-.585**

-1.757**

-11.957**

  1. Key: *p < .05, **p < .01, MUSs = medically unexplained syndromes,1Q = 1st quartile, 4Q = 4th quartile