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Table 6 Subject-reported Impact of Fibromyalgia on Cognitive Function, Overall and by Fibromyalgia Severity Level

From: The comparative burden of mild, moderate and severe Fibromyalgia: results from a cross-sectional survey in the United States

Cognitive Area

Overall

(n = 203)

Mild

(n = 21)

Moderate

(n = 49)

Severe

(n = 133)

p-valuea

   Concentrate, n (%)

    

< 0.001

Not at all

9 (4.4)

4 (19.0)

4 (8.2)

1 (0.8)

 

A little

41 (20.2)

11 (52.4)

15 (30.6)

15 (11.3)

 

Moderately

49 (24.1)

4 (19.0)

14 (28.6)

31 (23.3)

 

Very much

82 (40.4)

2 (9.5)

15 (30.6)

65 (48.9)

 

Totally

22 (10.8)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.0)

21 (15.8)

 

   Remember, n (%)

    

< 0.001

Not at all

11 (5.4)

5 (23.8)

4 (8.2)

2 (1.5)

 

A little

38 (18.7)

10 (47.6)

14 (28.6)

14 (10.5)

 

Moderately

43 (21.2)

4 (19.0)

9 (18.4)

30 (22.6)

 

Very much

89 (43.8)

2 (9.5)

21 (42.9)

66 (49.6)

 

Totally

22 (10.8)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.0)

21 (15.8)

 

   Make Decisions, n (%)

    

< 0.001

Not at all

24 (11.8)

9 (42.9)

4 (8.2)

11 (8.3)

 

A little

56 (27.6)

9 (42.9)

24 (49.0)

23 (17.3)

 

Moderately

51 (25.1)

2 (9.5)

13 (26.5)

36 (27.1)

 

Very much

63 (31.0)

1 (4.8)

8 (16.3)

54 (40.6)

 

Totally

9 (4.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

9 (6.8)

 

   Think, n (%)

    

< 0.001

Not at all

19 (9.4)

8 (38.1)

7 (14.3)

4 (3.0)

 

A little

54 (26.6)

9 (42.9)

16 (32.7)

29 (21.8)

 

Moderately

53 (26.1)

3 (14.3)

14 (28.6)

36 (27.1)

 

Very much

64 (31.5)

1 (4.8)

12 (24.5)

51 (38.3)

 

Totally

13 (6.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

13 (9.8)

 
  1. a Chi-square test.
  2. Source: Subject Questionnaire.