Table 1 Demographic, psychometric, and clinical data for FM and HC

Age (years)

50.5

9.9

32–68

46.6

13.1

28–68

Pain duration in years

14.9

11.8

2–44

CES-D

22.1

6.5

14–39

6.5

14–39

6–19

FIQ

 Physical functioning

1.4

0.6

0.2–2.4

 Total

60.2

17.6

19–88.2

FSQ

 Symptom Severity Score

9.5

9.9

1–12

 Widespread Pain Index

10.8

3.7

6–19

MPI

 Pain severity

4.0

15.8

6–19

 Interference

4.1

1.3

0.7–5.7

 Life control

3.4

1.3

0–6

 Affective distress

3.4

1.5

0–5.7

 Support

4.4

1.7

0–6

 Punishing responses

1.3

1.3

0–5.3

 Solicitous responses

3.8

1.8

0–6

 Distracting responses

3.4

1.4

0–5.7

 General activity level

7.2

2.4

2.6–11.5