Gender Differences in Pain Severity, Disability, Depression, and Widespread Pressure Pain Sensitivity in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome Without Comorbid Conditions

Abstract

Women with FMS showed higher pain severity and lower PPT than men, whereas men exhibited longer duration of symptoms and disability. In men with FMS, the intensity of ongoing pain was positively correlated to pressure hyperalgesia over the neck. This study suggests that FMS could show a different phenotype in women and men and confirm that women exhibit lower PPT than men.