Table 2 Parameters of cognition, corticomotor excitability, and sleep parameters compared between participants with fibromyalgia and controls
From: Correlating cognition and cortical excitability with pain in fibromyalgia: a case control study
| Characteristics |
Fibromyalgia (n = 34) |
Pain-free Controls (n = 30) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMSE scores | 22.5 (15.0, 29.0) | 23.0 (19.0, 28.0) | 0.054* |
| Stroop Task | |||
| Color- reaction time (s) | 2.9 (1.9, 4.5) | 1.4 (0.6, 2.7) | < 0.001* |
| Word- reaction time (s) | 2.9 (2.0, 4.0) | 1.6 (0.9, 2.5) | < 0.001* |
| Color- correct response (%) | 60.5 (41.0, 67.0) | 63.0 (51.0, 76.0) | 0.023* |
| Word- correct response (%) | 55.0 (41.0, 63.0) | 59.0 (48.0, 71.0) | 0.001* |
| RMT (% MSO) | 52.0 (38.0, 70.0) | 55.0 (35.0, 65.0) | 0.121 |
| MEP amplitude (uV) | 67.0 (55.0, 87.0) | 72.7 (56.7, 98.0) | 0.111 |
| PSQI scores | 12.0 (6.0, 20.0) | 3.0 (2.0, 5.0) | < 0.001* |
| Subjective sleep quality | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) | < 0.001* |
| Sleep latency | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 1.0) | < 0.001* |
| Sleep duration | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | 1.0 (0.0, 1.0) | < 0.001* |
| Habitual sleep efficiency | 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 1.0) | < 0.001* |
| Sleep disturbances | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | 1.0 (0.0, 1.0) | < 0.001* |
| Use of sleep medications | 0.0 (0.0, 2.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.116 |
| Daytime sleepiness | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | 1.0 (0.0, 1.0) | < 0.001* |
| ESS scores | 7.5 (2.0, 15.0) | 3.0 (1.0, 5.0) | < 0.001* |