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Table 1 Demographics; Body Mass Index; Cytokine levels in woman with fibromyalgia and Healthy volunteers

From: Proinflammatory cytokine levels in fibromyalgia patients are independent of body mass index

 

Healthy Volunteers Female (n = 25)

FM Female (n = 64)

FM vs. Healthy Volunteers

Age (years)

44.96 ± 10.01

47.07 ± 8.48

N.S.

BMI (kg/m2)

23.64 ± 3.45

26.40 ± 4.46

*

TNF-α (pg/mL)

35.73 ± 0.72

20.42 ± 7.24

*

IL-1 (pg/mL)

17.04 ± 0.62

N.D.

N.A.

IL-6 (pg/mL)

0.92 ± 0.32

16.28 ± 8.13

*

  1. Values are presented as mean (± SD) except where otherwise noted.
  2. BMI = Body Mass Index; FM = Fibromyalgia patients; IL = Interleukin; N.D. = nondetectable; N.S. = not significant; N.A. = nonapplicable; TNF-α = Tumor Necrosis Factor - alpha.
  3. t = p < 0.001