Symptom Number | Symptom | Rank order by importance, n (%) Priority Quintiles | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Not ranked |
q1 | Having a lack of energy | 126 (16.0) | 129 (16.4) | 106 (13.5) | 70 (8.9) | 68 (8.6) | 289 (36.7) |
q2 | Having to push yourself to do things | 18 (2.3) | 39 (4.9) | 69 (8.8) | 67 (8.5) | 65 (8.3) | 530 (67.3) |
q3 | Interference with your ability to accomplish daily tasks, such as housework or shopping | 16 (2.0) | 16 (2.0) | 42 (5.3) | 41 (5.2) | 52 (6.6) | 621 (78.8) |
q4 | Impact on your family | 33 (4.2) | 17 (2.2) | 20 (2.5) | 26 (3.3) | 29 (3.9) | 663 (84.1) |
q5 | Difficulty being sexually intimate with your partner | 9 (1.1) | 15 (1.9) | 24 (3.1) | 30 (3.8) | 29 (3.7) | 681 (86.4) |
q6 | Feeling tired | 43 (5.5) | 111 (14.1) | 111 (14.1) | 95 (12.1) | 61 (7.7) | 367 (46.6) |
q7 | Interference with work or school | 11 (1.4) | 6 (0.8) | 17 (2.2) | 21 (2.7) | 22 (2.8) | 711 (90.2) |
q8 | Feeling anxious | 2 (0.3) | 9 (1.1) | 3 (0.4) | 14 (1.8) | 17 (2.2) | 743 (94.3) |
q9 | Difficulty thinking or "fibro fog" | 37 (4.7) | 44 (5.6) | 62 (7.9) | 89 (11.3) | 68 (8.6) | 488 (61.9) |
q10 | Feeling like the pace of your life is slower than most other people | 1 (0.1) | 8 (1.0) | 7 (0.9) | 10 (1.3) | 15 (1.9) | 747 (94.8) |
q11 | Impact on your social life | 1 (0.1) | 4 (0.5) | 5 (0.6) | 10 (1.3) | 16 (2.0) | 752 (95.4) |
q12 | Driving limitations | 0 | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | 0 | 5 (0.6) | 781 (99.1) |
q13 | Skin is sensitive to touch | 6 (0.8) | 12 (1.5) | 16 (2.0) | 25 (3.1) | 34 (4.3) | 695 (88.2) |
q14 | Feeling depressed | 11 (1.4) | 15 (1.9) | 21 (2.7) | 31 (3.9) | 29 (3.7) | 681 (86.4) |
q15 | Pain or discomfort | 329 (41.8) | 116 (14.7) | 80 (10.2) | 62 (7.9) | 43 (5.5) | 158 (20.1) |
q16 | Disturbed sleep | 71 (9.0) | 159 (20.2) | 103 (13.1) | 77 (9.8) | 58 (7.4) | 320 (40.6) |
q17 | Strain on your relationship with your spouse | 8 (1.0) | 10 (1.3) | 16 (2.0) | 13 (1.7) | 23 (2.9) | 718 (91.1) |
q18 | Feeling isolated or alone | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.1) | 6 (0.8) | 8 (1.0) | 21 (2.7) | 750 (95.2) |
q19 | Being unable to make plans with the confidence that you will follow-through | 5 (0.6) | 16 (2.0) | 16 (2.0) | 19 (2.4) | 55 (7.0) | 677 (85.9) |
q20 | Difficulty walking | 19 (2.4) | 22 (2.8) | 27 (3.4) | 43 (5.5) | 40 (5.1) | 637 (80.8) |