A preliminary study of the child abuse and central sensitization in adolescent patients with chronic non-organic chest pain and an overlooked condition: juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome

Table 2 Comparison of the patients according to the presence/absence of juvenile fibromyalgia (JFM)

JFM	Present (n = 17)	Absent (n = 47)	P
Age (years)	15.2 ± 1.5	14.9 ± 1.9	0.57^b
Symptom duration (months)	12 (IQR:11–36)	12 (IQR:4–24)	0.67^a
VAS	8 (IQR:6.5–8)	5 (IQR:4–6)	*< 0.001*^a
HADS-anxiety	13.7 ± 3.1	7.8 ± 3.7	*< 0.001*^b
HADS-depression	10.41 ± 2.3	6.1 ± 3.1	*< 0.001*^b
CSI	49.1 ± 13.4	28.6 ± 13.7	*< 0.001*^b
CTQ	66.4 ± 16.9	52.9 ± 12.7	*0.001*^b

^aMann-Whitney U test, ^bindependent samples t-test, VAS Visual Analog Scale, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, CTQ Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, CSI Central Sensitization Inventory, IQR Interquartile range

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