Table 1 Demographic Characteristics, Overall and by Fibromyalgia Severity Level
| Â | Â | Severity Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Overall (n = 203) | Mild (n = 21) | Moderate (n = 49) | Severe (n = 133) | p-value a |
Age, years | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.148 |
   mean (SD) | 47.9 (10.9) | 48.6 (11.9) | 45.3 (11.0) | 48.7 (10.6) |  |
   median | 50.0 | 53.0 | 46.0 | 50.0 |  |
   range | 19.0 - 65.0 | 28.0 - 65.0 | 19.0 - 64.0 | 21.0 - 65.0 |  |
Gender, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.621 |
   Male | 11 (5.4) | 2 (9.5) | 3 (6.1) | 6 (4.5) |  |
   Female | 192 (94.6) | 19 (90.5) | 46 (93.9) | 127 (95.5) |  |
Employment status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
   Employed, full-time | 57 (28.1) | 13 (61.9) | 18 (36.7) | 26 (19.5) |  |
   Employed, part-time | 26 (12.8) | 2 (9.5) | 12 (24.5) | 12 (9.0) |  |
   Disabled | 55 (27.1) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (14.3) | 48 (36.1) |  |
   Full-time homemaker | 25 (12.3) | 4 (19.0) | 5 (10.2) | 16 (12.0) |  |
   Unemployed | 16 (7.9) | 1 (4.8) | 1 (2.0) | 14 (10.5) |  |
   Retired | 12 (5.9) | 1 (4.8) | 3 (6.1) | 8 (6.0) |  |
   Other | 8 (3.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.1) | 6 (4.5) |  |
   Student | 4 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.0) | 3 (2.3) |  |