Table 4.

Least-squares means (95% CI) of numbers and total scores of tender points in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (n = 325) by guanosine triphosphate cyclohydrolase 1 gene single-nucleotide polymorphism genotype.

Position*GenotypenNo. Tender PointsTotal Score of Tender Points
rs841 (C>T)TT6214.0 (13.0–15.0)28.5 (25.1–31.9)
CT14414.4 (13.7–15.1)28.2 (25.9–30.5)
CC11913.4 (12.7–14.2)24.5 (22.1–26.9)
  p††0.160.06
rs752688 (C>T)TT6014.0 (13.0–15.0)27.5 (24.1–31.0)
CT15314.4 (13.7–15.0)28.2 (26.0–30.4)
CC11213.4 (12.7–14.2)24.7 (22.2–27.2)
  p††0.160.11
rs4411417 (T>C)CC5714.1 (13.1–15.1)28.6 (25.0–32.1)
TC15514.3 (13.7–14.9)27.7 (25.5–29.8)
TT11213.5 (12.8–14.3)25.1 (22.6–27.6)
  p††0.280.20
rs3783641 (T>A)AA1413.4 (11.3–15.5)22.3 (15.0–29.6)
TA7713.5 (12.6–14.4)26.1 (23.0–29.2)
TT23414.2 (13.6–14.7)27.4 (25.6–29.1)
  p††0.390.35
  • * Calculated from the translation start site.

  • Missing data were excluded from the analyses: for no. tender points, n = 17; for total score of tender points, n = 17.

  • †† p values from analysis of covariance adjusted for age and sex.