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Table 1 Subjects characteristics at baseline

From: Safety and efficacy of pregabalin in adolescents with fibromyalgia: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial and a 6-month open-label extension study

 

Double-blind trial

Open-label trial (N = 63)

Pregabalin (N = 54)

Placebo (N = 53)

Total (N = 107)

Hormonal status of female patients, n

   
 

48

44

92

53

 Premenarchal, n (%)

1 (2.1)

1 (2.3)

2 (2.2)

2 (3.8)

 Menarche, n (%)

47 (97.9)

43 (97.7)

90 (97.8)

51 (96.2)

Age, years

    

 Mean (SD)

14.6 (1.2)

14.7 (1.2)

14.7 (1.2)

14.8 (1.4)

 Range

12–17

12–16

12–17

12–17

Age, years, n (%)

    

 12

4 (7.4)

3 (5.7)

7 (6.5)

4 (6.3)

 13

5 (9.3)

6 (11.3)

11 (10.3)

8 (12.7)

 14

15 (27.8)

8 (15.1)

23 (21.5)

10 (15.9)

 15

18 (33.3)

21 (39.6)

39 (36.4)

19 (30.2)

 16

10 (18.5)

15 (28.3)

25 (23.4)

16 (25.4)

 17a

2 (3.7)

0

2 (1.9)

6 (9.5)

Race, n (%)

    

 White

29 (53.7)

32 (60.4)

61 (57.0)

35 (55.6)

 Asian

21 (38.9)

15 (28.3)

36 (33.6)

20 (31.7)

 Black

2 (3.7)

3 (5.7)

5 (4.7)

4 (6.3)

 Other

2 (3.7)

3 (5.7)

5 (4.7)

4 (6.3)

Weight, kg

    

 Mean (SD)

60.4 (21.4)

59.7 (17.7)

60.1 (19.6)

61.6 (18.5)

 Range

28.5–154.7

39.0–127.6

28.5–154.7

29.8–135.5

Height, cm

    

 Mean (SD)

160.1 (7.6)

162.3 (8.2)

161.2 (7.9)

161.8 (8.3)

 Range

141.0–177.8

147.0–183.0

141.0–183.0

141.0–184.0

Duration of FM symptoms, years

   

 Mean (median)

1.7 (1.1)

2.1 (1.4)

1.9 (1.3)

0.8 (0.5)

 Range

0.3–11.1

0.4–11.7

0.3–11.7

0.33.9

  1. a The study protocol was amended to include subjects aged 17 years after the study had commenced