Table 1: Baseline characteristics.

Characteristics Integrative medicine group Rheumatology group value Male/Female, No. 0/28 2/18 Age, years 0.516 Body mass index, kg/m2 0.281 SBP, mm Hg 0.072 DBP, mm Hg 0.656 Physical well-being 0.089 Practice of exercise, No. /(%) 21 (75.0%) 13 (65.0%) 0.452 Practice of Relaxation, No. /(%) 8 (28.5%) 5 (25.0%) 0.784 FIQ score 0.004 Pain score 0.135 Quality of sleep 0.191 STAI state score 0.027 STAI trait score 0.341 HADS-Anxiety 0.607 HADS-Depression 0.055

Values are mean SD if not indicated otherwise. SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure. STAI: State and Trait Anxiety questionnaire, FIQ: Fibromyalgia impact questionnaire; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale.