Association of COMT Val158Met Polymorphism with Fibromyalgia in Khartoum State, Sudan

Table 2

Data collected from study participants.

	FM	RH	Healthy controls
Age	41.14 ± 8.90	31.3 ± 7.5	38.6 ± 11.2
Mean
Education	(i) 95% undergraduate	(i) 98% undergraduate	(i) 91% undergraduate
	(ii) 5% postgraduate	(ii) 2% postgraduate	(ii) 9% postgraduate
Ethnic group	Galieen	Galieen	Galieen
Income	Range 350–400 USD per year	Range 350–400 USD per year	Range 350–400 USD per year
Marriage	(i) 74% married	(i) 68% married	(i) 73 married
	(ii) 10% divorced	(ii) 2% divorced	(ii) 4% divorced
	(iii) 16% single	(iii) 30% single	(iii) 23% single
Stress	100% of them reported that they went through a stressful period	100% of them reported that they went through a stressful period	100% of them reported that they went through a stressful period
Sleep	Unrefreshing sleep	Normal sleep	Normal sleep
Employment status	(i) 45% employed	(i) 51% employed	(i) 56% employed
	(ii) 55% unemployed	(ii) 49% unemployed	(ii) 44% unemployed
Obesity	None	None	None