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Table 2 Characteristics of study population

From: Excess use of thyroid hormone treatment among patients with fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional study in primary health care

 

No levothyroxine

Levothyroxine

p-value

N = 64

N = 33

Mean and 95% CI for mean

Number of other diseases

2.4 (1.91–2.90)

2.79 (2.32–3.25)

0.32

Number of regularly taken medicines

3.05 (2.15–3.95)

3.45 (2.63–4.28)

0.65

FIQ score (mean)

44.42 (39.87–48.97)

41.07 (34.36–47.77)

0.36

PHQ-9 score

10.05 (8.64–11.46)

10.52 (8.39–12.64)

0.71

  1. All characteristics were normally distributed
  2. FIQ  Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, PHQ-9  Patient Health Questionnaire for depression