Research Article

Towards Tailored Patient’s Management Approach: Integrating the Modified 2010 ACR Criteria for Fibromyalgia in Multidimensional Patient Reported Outcome Measures Questionnaire

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the studied patients.

CharacteristicParameter

Age, mean (SD)41.6 (7.8)
Female, (%)75 (51.4%)
Disease duration in years, mean (SD)2.3 (1.9)
Tender point count by patient (WPI), mean (SD)14.1 (3.8)
Tender point count by physician, mean (SD)13.1 (2.7)
Tender joint count by patient, mean (SD)7.2 (3.6)
Tender joint count by physician, mean (SD)2.2 (2.4)
HAQ mean (SD)2.73 (0.7)
PROMs-FM functional disability2.72 (0.6)
PROMs-FM quality of life2.93 (0.9)
EQ-5D (TTO score)−0.349
EQ-5D (VAS 0–100)0.038
Modified rheumatology attitude index8.8 (1.7)
ESR, mean (SD) mm/h22.2 (16.3)
CRP, mean (SD) mg/dL9.6 (2.6)

WPI: Widespread Pain Index; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and CRP: C-reactive protein.