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Table 2 Medical history

From: General symptom reporting in female fibromyalgia patients and referents: a population-based case-referent study

 

Cases

Referents

   
 

Mean or %

SD

Mean or %

SD

p <

OR

95%CI

N

138

 

401

    

Tobacco use, %

    

n.s.

1.08

0.89-1.31

   Never smoked

34.6

 

45.0

    

   Ex-smoker

43.4

 

31.0

    

   Current smoker

       

1-14 g/day

14.7

 

14.8

    

15-24 g/day

4.4

 

7.4

    

≥25 g/day

2.9

 

1.8

    

   Taking snuff

4.4

 

3.1

    

Low physical activity, %

       

   During leisure time

86.6

 

80.3

 

n.s.

0.99

0.72-1.35

   During work

50.0

 

43.8

 

0.001.

0.24

0.18-0.33

Height, m

1.65

0.06

1.67

0.06

0.05

0.96

0.93-0.99

Weight, kg

       

   At age 20

55.9

7.3

57.7

7.8

0.05

0.97

0.94-0.99

   Five years ago

69.7

12.5

57.7

7.8

0.05

1.02

1.00-1.03

   At present

72.8

13.9

68.1

11.8

0.0005

1.03

1.01-1.05

Body mass index, BMI

       

   At age 20

20.6

2.5

20.8

2.5

n.s.

0.97

0.89-1.05

   Five years ago

25.7

4.6

24.1

4.3

0.0005

1.08

1.04-1.13

   Maximum

28.9

5.3

26.4

5.2

0.0001

1.08

1.05-1.12

   At present

26.8

4.9

24.6

4.1

0.0001

1.11

1.07-1.16

Body mass distribution, %

    

n.s.

  

   Waist

24.0

 

19.2

  

1.22

0.75-1.98

   Hips/thighs

12.8

 

19.4

  

0.64

0.36-1.15

   Both sites equal

63.2

 

61.4

  

1.00

-

Ever had underweight, %

35.6

 

24.5

 

0.05

1.70

1.12-2.59

Excessive food intake, %

17.9

 

8.0

 

0.005

2.53

1.42-4.49

  1. Lifestyle variables, weight and weight history, fibromyalgia duration and menstrual history.