Fibromyalgia in men: comparison of psychological features with women.
OBJECTIVE
To describe possible differences in psychological factors in men compared to women with fibromyalgia syndrome (FM).


METHODS
Forty men and 160 women with FM were evaluated for anxiety, stress, and depression measured by ordinal scales and validated psychological instruments. Clinical and psychological variables were evaluated by a protocol.


RESULTS
Both men and women scored high in the psychological variables measured but the results were not significantly different between them.


CONCLUSIONS
There was no significant difference between men and women with FM in their psychological status.
Yunus
Muhammad B
MB
Department of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, One Illinois Drive, Peoria, IL 61605, USA. yunus@uic.edu
Celiker
Reyhan
R
Aldag
Jean C
JC
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017288:Pain Threshold / Q000502:physiology; D011336:Probability; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013315:Stress, Psychological