Epigenetic Alterations and an Increased Frequency of Micronuclei in Women with Fibromyalgia

Table 1

MN frequencies and other attributes of women with FM.

Participants; with FM	Age	Mean number MN per 1000 binucleates	Years since FM diagnosis	Alcohol use	Smoker	Body mass index	Race
1009	48	32.5	2	Yes	No	45.7	Other
1025	52	13.5	3	Yes	Yes	19.4	C^1
1030	61	71	7	No	No	28.3	C
1038	52	66.5	19	No	No	35.5	C
1042	45	47.5	14	No	No	30.1	AA^2
1047	62	77.5	19	Yes	No	27.1	C
1052	44	42	1	Yes	Yes	30.5	AA
1058	45	27.5	4	No	No	27.3	AA
1061	58	66.5	2	Yes	Yes	21.1	C
1066	56	69.5	4	Yes	Yes	29.0	AA
FM group mean (sd); (𝑛=10)	48.2 (6.7)	52.1 (21.9)				29.52 (7.21)
Control group mean (sd); (𝑛=42)*	52.0 (9.8)	15.8 (8.5)

∗Individual data not shown.
¹C: Caucasian (white); ²AA: African American (Black).