title: [Epidemiological characteristics of patients evaluated with fibromyalgia in the Assessment of Disability Unit of Madrid].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the epidemiological characteristics of patients with fibromyalgia requiring assessment of incapacity for work.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive study was conducted on the patients evaluated in the Medical Unit of the National Institute of Social Security in Madrid in the period from 2005 to 2014 with the diagnosis of fibromyalgia. A study was made on the variables: age, sex, marital status, comorbidity (hypothyroidism, neck pain, psychiatric disorders, and carpal tunnel syndrome), professional occupation, level of education, and type of affiliation to the National Institute of Social Security.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total number of patients studied was 5,501. The median age was 53 years. Compared to the general working population in our area there were 47% more women, 12% less married people, 25% less workers with higher education, and 23% more unskilled occupations. As regards the working population in our area, there is a markedly increased prevalence of neck pain (prevalence ratio: 2.0), hypothyroidism (prevalence ratio 2.4), and carpal tunnel syndrome (prevalence ratio: 3.0). More than half (58%) of the sample presented with psychiatric disorders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It can be concluded that the profile of the patient with fibromyalgia assessed in the UMEVI is a woman, aged 46-60 years, mostly with a relatively unskilled job, and with primary level education. More than half of the cases had associated psychiatric disorders, and often associated with neck pain diagnoses, carpal tunnel syndrome, and hypothyroidism.
authors: Especialista en Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria, Inspector Médico del Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social, Dirección Provincial de Madrid, Madrid, España. Electronic address: raul-jesus.regal@seg-social.es.
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: Regal Ramos
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000453:epidemiology; D009790:Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation
keywords: Características clínicas; Clinical characteristics; Epidemiology; Epidemiología; Fibromialgia; Fibromyalgia; Prevalence; Prevalencia