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 diagnosisa | 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 |