Neuroticism in Young Women with Fibromyalgia Links to Key Clinical Features

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of fibromyalgia (FM) and healthy control (HC) groups.

	FM	HC	Significance
	(𝑁=25)	( 𝑁=27 )	(Chi-square)
Age: years			NS
20–29	8	15
30–39	17	12
Marital:			NS
Single	4	9
Married	14	10
Other	7	8
Occupation:			NS
Semiprofessional	8	1
Professional	8	16
Other	7	9
Work Status			NS
Fulltime	8	18
Part time	11	8
Casual	1	1
Education			𝑃<0.01
Tertiary	12	22
College	8	0
Other	5	5
Average Income (Australian Dollar)	<$20,000	$41–60,000	𝑃<0.05