Research Article
Self-Reported Childhood Maltreatment and Traumatic Events among Israeli Patients Suffering from Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Table 1
Comparison of demographic data of Israeli patients with FMS (
) and RA (
).
| | | FMS | RA | value | | |
| | Mean age (mean, SD) | 46.6 (12.7) | 59.1 (12.0) | |
| | Female gender (%) | 65 (86.7) | 20 (87) | |
| | Ethnicity | | | | | Ashkenazi Jews (%) | 20 (26.7%) | 7 (30.4%) | NS | | Sephardic Jews (%) | 27 (36%) | 13 (56.5%) | | Mixed (%) | 26 (34.7%) | 3 (13.0%) | | Arabs (%) | 2 (2.7%) | 0 |
| | Marital status | | | | | Single (%) | 26 (35.1) | 1 (4.3) | | | Married (%) | 31 (41.9) | 16 (69.6) | | Divorced (%) | 14 (18.9) | 3 (13) | | Widowed (%) | 2 (2.7) | 3 (13) | | Other (%) | 1 (1.4) | 0 |
| | Highest educational level | | | | | Any educational level (%) | 1 (1.3) | 0 | | | Primary school (%) | 3 (4) | 1 (4.3) | | High school (%) | 28 (37.3) | 16 (69.6) | | University (%) | 43 (57.3) | 6 (26.1) |
| | Current professional status | | | | | Without job (%) | 17 (22.7%) | 3 (13.0%) | | | Homemaker (%) | 8 (10.7%) | 5 (21.7%) | | | Part time job (%) | 22 (29.3%) | 3 (13.0%) | | | Full time job (%) | 23 (30.7%) | 5 (21.7%) | | | Pension (%) | 5 (6.7%) | 6 (26.1%) | | | Other (%) | 0 | 1 (4.3%) | |
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