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SynthesisRheumatology international2017

Prevalence of fibromyalgia in general population and patients, a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Fatemeh Heidari, Mahdi Afshari, Mahmood Moosazadeh

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Rheumatology international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 171 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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171citing papers in PubMed, 12 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06194942 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

The effect of chiropractic thoracic manipulation on pain, depression, sleep and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia

TypeinterventionalSponsorBahçeşehir UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled50ConditionsFibromyalgiaArmschiropractic manipulation, sham manipulation
NCT06571565 early_phase1enrolling by invitationnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Manual Lymph Drainage in Fibromyalgia Patients; Oxidative Stress, Pain, Functional Effect on Mood and Sleep Quality

TypeinterventionalSponsorBaskent UniversityRan2023 to 2026Enrolled44ConditionsFibromyalgia, Oxidative StressArmsconservative treatment
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

171 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 370 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. The effect of exercise on balance in patients with stroke, Parkinson, and multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022
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  10. Vegetarian and Vegan Diet in Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  20. Active and sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) improved quality of life in female patients with fibromyalgia.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022
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111 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fatemeh HeidariStudent Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Mahdi AfshariDepartment of Community Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
Mahmood MoosazadehHealth Sciences Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. mmoosazadeh1351@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5452-514X
Iranshahr University · IRMazandaran University of Medical Sciences · IRZabol University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aims to estimate the reliable prevalence of fibromyalgia using meta-analysis method. Available databanks were searched using appropriate keywords. According to the heterogeneity between the results (indicated by Cochrane and I square indices), random- or fixed-effects model was applied to combine the point prevalences. Meta-regression models were used to assess the suspected factors in the heterogeneity. In 65 selected papers, 81 evidences regarding prevalence of fibromyalgia among 3,609,810 subjects from general population and specific groups were investigated. The total prevalences (95% confidence intervals) of fibromyalgia among general population, women, men, patients referring to rheumatology and internal departments, patients with Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), hemodialysis patients and those with type 2 diabetes mellitus were estimated as of 1.78% (1.65, 1.92), 3.98% (2.80, 5.20), 0.01% (-0.04, 0.06), 15.2% (13.6, 16.90), 12.9% (12.70, 13.10), 6.30% (4.60, 7.90) and 14.80% (11.10, 18.40), respectively. In addition, prevalence of fibromyalgia in specified groups varied from 3.90% in hemodialysis patients to 80% in patients suffering from Behcet syndrome. This meta-analysis showed that prevalence of fibromyalgia in general population was significantly lower than that in populations with some diseases.

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