Effects of lifestyle physical activity on perceived symptoms and physical function in adults with fibromyalgia: results of a randomized trial

Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the randomized participants*

Characteristic	Lifestyle Physical Activity (LPA)	Fibromyalgia Education (FME)	Pvalue
N (%) of participants	46 (55)	38 (45)
Age, years	46.4 ± 11.6	49.0 ± 10.2	0.287
Female, N (%)	43 (94)	38 (100)	0.248
Self-reported race, N (%)			0.789
White	36 (78)	31 (82)
Non-White	10 (22)	7 (18)
Marital status, N (%)			0.519
Married or cohabitating	24 (52)	24 (63)
Widowed, divorced, or separated	12 (27)	11 (29)
Single	10 (22)	3 (8)
Educational level, N (%)			0.454
Postgraduate	9 (20)	5 (13)
College graduate	16 (34)	11 (32)
Some college	11 (24)	13 (34)
High school	10 (22)	8 (21)
Employment status, N (%)			0.923
Employed	20 (43)	18 (47)
Unemployed or Disabled	11 (24)	9 (24)
Retired or Other	15 (33)	11 (29)
Years since diagnosis^a	5.9 ± 5.1	9.6 ± 6.8	0.007
Steps per day	3,788 ± 2,135	3,071 ± 1,810	0.139
Taking FM medications, N (%)^a	31 (82)	40 (87)	0.498
Taking other medications, N (%)^a	33 (87)	44 (96)	0.146

* Data for categorical variables are presented as N' and percentages; data for continuous variables are presented as means ± standard deviation.
^a Obtained from self-report.
FME, fibromyalgia education; LPA, lifestyle physical activity

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