Table 2 Comparison of self-reported pain and stress between fibromyalgia syndrome patients and healthy controls
From: Heterogeneity of psychophysiological stress responses in fibromyalgia syndrome patients
Phase | FMS (N = 90) | HC (N = 30) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Â |
Pain | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Baseline | 4.70 | (2.30) | 0.00 | (0.00) | <0.001 |
   Relax 1 | 4.75 | (2.14) | 0.00 | (0.00) | <0.001 |
   Arithmetic | 5.60 | (2.19) | 0.07 | (0.25) | <0.001 |
   Relax 2 | 5.33 | (1.70) | 0.00 | (0.00) | <0.001 |
   Conflict | 5.63 | (2.03) | 0.34 | (0.71) | <0.001 |
   Relax 3 | 5.40 | (1.79) | 0.23 | (0.50) | <0.001 |
Stress | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Baseline | 2.65 | (0.92) | 1.17 | (0.79) | <0.001 |
   Relax 1 | 2.22 | (0.85) | 0.17 | (0.38) | <0.001 |
   Arithmetic | 4.70 | (2.01) | 2.37 | (0.72) | <0.001 |
   Relax 2 | 3.10 | (1.10) | 0.10 | (0.31) | <0.001 |
   Conflict | 5.60 | (1.88) | 3.33 | (1.03) | <0.001 |
   Relax 3 | 3.04 | (0.98) | 0.57 | (0.68) | <0.001 |