Table 1.

Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics. Non-missing data reported.

CharacteristicAll Randomized PatientsPatients Who Completed the Study
No. patients195151
Mean age, yrs (SD)46.5 (11.3)46.9 (11.0)
Caucasian, %9291
Women, %9494
Mean body mass index (SD)30.2 (7.5)30.5 (7.6)
Duration of FM ≥ 5 yrs, %7476
Self-reported sleep
  Sleep ≤ 6 h/night, %7474
  Awakening ≥ 3 times/night, %6668
  Sleep depth = light or very light, %7881
  How refreshing is your sleep?
    Mean (SD)77.0 (19.9)77.0 (19.6)
    Median (range)82.0 (1.0–100.0)80.0 (1.0–100.0)
  How sleepy do you usually feel in the morning?
    Mean (SD)24.4 (22.1)25.0 (22.6)
    Median (range)17.0 (0.0–100.0)19.0 (0.0–100.0)
  How sleepy do you usually feel in the evening?
    Mean (SD)31.9 (28.8)31.9 (29.5)
    Median (range)21.0 (0.0–100.0)21.0 (1.0–100.0)
Mean PVAS, mm (SD)66.0 (16.5)66.4 (16.1)
Median PVAS, mm (range)66.7 (6.4–100.0)66.9 (6.4–100.0)
Daytime functioning, mean (SD)(n = 191)(n = 149)
  Functional outcome of sleep (range 5–20)*12.0 (3.5)11.7 (3.5)
  SF-36 Vitality domain (range 0–100)*28.7 (6.0)29.0 (6.0)
  Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire
    How tired have you been? (range 0–10)**8.0 (1.4)8.0 (1.4)
    How have you felt when you get up in the morning? (range 0–10)**8.0 (1.5)8.0 (1.4)
Sleep and daytime sleepiness, mean (SD)(n = 191)(n = 149)
  Jenkins Scale for Sleep (range 0–20)16.6 (3.4)16.8 (3.2)
  Epworth Sleepiness Scale (range 0–24)**11.2 (5.7)11.9 (5.6)
Fatigue VAS (range 0–100)**, mean (SD)(n = 195)(n = 151)
  Overall69.7 (16.2)70.2 (15.7)
  Morning67.9 (18.1)68.2 (17.6)
  Afternoon68.3 (16.8)68.9 (16.5)
  Evening72.8 (16.2)72.9 (15.7)
  • * Lower scores indicate worse functioning.

  • ** Higher scores indicate more tired, sleepy (Epworth Sleepiness Scale), or fatigued (Fatigue VAS).

  • Higher scores indicate worse sleep. VAS: visual analog scale; PVAS: pain visual analog scale.