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Table 3 Consistency and degree of change between baseline and follow-up for individual measures

From: Longitudinal stability of fibromyalgia symptom clusters

  

Mean (SD) value

Mean (95% CI) paired difference

Number of patients (%)

Measure

ICC

Baseline

Follow-up

Worsened by ≥ 30%

Within 30% of baseline at follow-up

Improved by ≥ 30%

Cluster analysis measures

 MFI

0.61

15.7 (3.6)

15.2 (3.7)

−0.54 (−0.85, −0.23)

44 (10)

346 (80)

43 (10)

 MOS-Sleep

0.66

55.2 (18.9)

55.4 (19.1)

0.20 (−1.29, 1.69)

77 (18)

304 (70)

52 (12)

 BPI severity

0.62

5.1 (1.8)

5.0 (1.8)

−0.11 (−0.26, 0.03)

79 (18)

285 (66)

69 (16)

 FIQR function

0.72

14.0 (7.2)

13.7 (7.4)

−0.30 (−0.82, 0.22)

106 (24)

226 (52)

97 (22)

 FIQR stiffness

0.23

7.2 (2.2)

6.6 (2.4)

−0.62 (−0.85, −0.40)

53 (12)

287 (66)

90 (21)

 MASQ

0.80

95.1 (21.8)

93.7 (22.3)

−1.4 (−2.7, −0.05)

19 (4)

405 (94)

9 (2)

 POMS depression-dejection

0.61

6.6 (5.0)

6.3 (4.9)

−0.25 (−0.67, 0.16)

128 (30)

172 (40)

133 (31)

 POMS tension-anxiety

0.60

7.0 (4.6)

7.2 (4.7)

0.15 (−0.24, 0.55)

131 (30)

198 (46)

104 (24)

Global measures not included in cluster analysis

 FIQR total (n = 410)

0.75

55.4 (19.0)

53.9 (19.9)

−1.50 (−2.84, −0.17)

59 (14)

300 (73)

51 (12)

 SF-36 physical (n = 380)

0.69

30.3 (8.7)

31.0 (8.6)

0.76 (0.07, 1.44)

19 (5)

305 (80)

56 (15)

 SF-36 mental (n = 380)

0.60

40.6 (12.3)

40.2 (12.7)

−0.37 (−1.50, 0.75)

47 (12)

267 (70)

66 (17)

 FM Research Survey Criteria, WPI

0.47

12.6 (3.8)

12.1 (4.0)

−0.58 (−0.20, −0.95)

75 (17)

272 (63)

86 (20)

 FM Research Survey Criteria, SS

0.57

8.8 (2.0)

8.2 (2.3)

−0.63 (−0.43, −0.81)

31 (7)

344 (80)

57 (13)

  1. BPI Brief Pain Inventory, CI confidence interval, FIQR Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, FM fibromyalgia, ICC intraclass correlation coefficient, MASQ Multiple Ability Self-Report Questionnaire, MFI Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, MOS-Sleep Medical Outcomes Study Sleep measure, POMS Profile of Mood States, SD standard deviation, SF-36 36-Item Short Form Survey Instrument, SS symptom severity score, WPI widespread pain index