Fear of Falling in Women with Fibromyalgia and Its Relation with Number of Falls and Balance Performance
Table 1
Differences between women with and without FM.
Fibromyalgia ()
Not fibromyalgia ()
value
Age (years)
55.42 (10.35)
54.23 (10.68)
.381
BMI (kg/m2)
25.59 (4.06)
25.30 (3.58)
.569
Muscular mass (%)
62.35 (7.29)
62.30 (5.87)
.953
Fat mass (%)
34.35 (7.10)
34.45 (6.18)
.911
Duration of symptoms (years)
21.33 (12.19)
NA
NA
Years since diagnosis
10.87 (7.13)
NA
NA
Balance EOFS (sway index)
0.74 (0.49)
0.58 (0.22)
<.001
Balance ECFS (sway index)
1.19 (0.87)
0.80 (0.32)
<.001
Balance EOUS (sway index)
1.32 (0.58)
1.02 (0.32)
<.001
Balance ECUS (sway index)
3.10 (0.96)
2.61 (0.72)
<.001
Fear of falling (0–100)
48.88 (33.84)
36.61 (34.33)
.006
Number of falls in the last year
1.45 (2.49)
0.40 (1.05)
<.001
Number of falls in the last 6 months
0.80 (1.52)
0.18 (0.60)
<.001
Strength (number of repetitions)
10.04 (2.26)
12.47 (2.56)
<.001
EQ-5D-5L
0.52 (0.24)
0.95 (0.08)
<.001
Health VAS
49.47 (23.62)
84.44 (14.40)
<.001
NA: not available; EOFS: eyes open on firm surface; ECFS: eyes closed on firm surface; EOUS: eyes open on unstable surface; ECUS: eyes closed on unstable surface; VAS: Visual Analog Scale.
