Fibromyalgia & musculoskeletal pain
The value of inquiring patients about local discomfort during blood pressure measurement for fibromyalgia detection. A cross-sectional study
Authors' conclusion
Inquiring female patients about local discomfort during routine blood pressure measurement is a simple and efficient procedure for fibromyalgia detection.
Study context
- Population
- Adult patients attending a rheumatology outpatient clinic (84% female)84% female
- Participants
- 491 patients
- Exposure
- Sphygmomanometry-induced allodynia vs 2016 Wolfe et al. FM criteria questionnaire
- Outcome
- FM according to the 2016 Wolfe diagnostic criteria (diagnostic accuracy of sphygmomanometry-induced allodynia)
Methodological detailsDiagnostic accuracy, Single rheumatology outpatient clinic
- Diagnostic accuracy
- Single rheumatology outpatient clinic
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Diagnostic accuracy for FM (2016 Wolfe criteria) in women
| Group | Sensitivity | Specificity |
|---|---|---|
| "Much" local pain | 23% | 96% |
"Much" local pain
Sensitivity23%
Specificity96%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Prevalence in women
- FM
- 25%
- Sphygmomanometry-induced allodynia
- 27%
Prevalence in men
- Fulfilled FM criteria
- 15%
- Sphygmomanometry-induced allodynia
- 2%
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Original publication
The value of inquiring patients about local discomfort during blood pressure measurement for fibromyalgia detection. A cross-sectional study. Semin Arthritis Rheum. Published 13 May 2023. doi:10.
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