FIBROMYALGIA

FIBROMYALGIA
EPIDEMIOLOGY

nFIBROMYALGIA IS MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED IN:

nMiddle-aged (however can occur in elderly and children)

nCaucasian (this is controversial)

nWomen

nMiddle and upper socioeconomic strata

OVERALL PREVALENCE HAS VARIED FROM STUDY TO STUDY. THE MOST RECENT POPULATION BASED STUDY FOUND THE PREVALENCE IN WICHITA, KANSAS WAS 2%.

n3.4 % among women

n.5% among men

Source: Koopman: Arthritis & Allied Conditions, 1622


	Race is controversial because non-whites are more likely to have less economic resources and live in deprived areas of the world where medical care is not as available.