Research Article

Impact of Fibromyalgia on Alpha-2 EEG Power Spectrum in the Resting Condition: A Descriptive Correlational Study

Table 1

Demographics, pain, and medication use of the patients with fibromyalgia and the healthy controls just before electroencephalography.

Variable Fibromyalgia group
(Mean ± SD)
Healthy controls
(Mean ± SD)

Sample size3131
Age54.52 ± 10.2350.84 ± 8.51
VAS of pain59.03 ± 18.6812.22 ± 17.83

Medication (No. of patients)

Antidepressants123
Analgesics/relaxants100

SD, standard deviation; VAS, visual analog scale.