Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of 158 FM patients with and without neuropathic pain diagnosis

Females, number (%)

49 (92)

100 (95)

0.48

Age, mean (SD)

49 (8)

46 (12)

0.074

BMI, mean (SD)

29.6 (6.6)

27.3 (6.6)

0.041

Duration of diagnosis, median (IQR)

4 (2.7)

3 (2.8)

0.53

FIQ, mean (SD)

52.3 (19.4)

48.0 (20.1)

0.19

PainDETECT score, mean (SD)

19.8 (5.0)

15.9 (5.8)

<0.001

Beck Depression Inventory, mean (SD)

14.4 (7.2)

13.5 (9.4)

0.57

Efficacy of pain relief*, mean (SD)

6.3 (1.7)

6.8 (1.8)

0.13

Health score**, mean (SD)

5.8 (2.1)

5.8 (2.0)

0.95

Current pain intensity***, mean (SD)

6.3 (2.0)

5.6 (2.2)

0.033

Number of patients with FM pain as their worst current pain (%)

22 (41)

73 (70)

<0.001