Table 2 Average fatigue over the course of the study rated on VAS and BRAF-MDQ, presented as mean ± SD of the individual fatigue scorings at the seven time points for the total population and after stratification according to sex and age group
From: Seasonal variations in fatigue in persons with rheumatoid arthritis: a longitudinal study
Measure | Total (n = 61) | Women (n = 47) | Men (n = 14) | Age 20–46 (n = 15) | Age 47–56 (n = 15) | Age 57–61 (n = 15) | Age 62–66 (n = 16) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VAS fatigue (0–100) | mean ± SD | 51.2 ± 12.7 | 54.6 ± 13.1 | 39.6 ± 11.5 | 45.7 ± 10.7 | 56.3 ± 14.7 | 56.9 ± 13.3 | 46.0 ± 12.2 |
BRAF-MDQ | ||||||||
Total (0–70) | mean ± SD | 27.0 ± 6.4 | 28.6 ± 6.4 | 21.6 ± 6.3 | 22.7 ± 6.4 | 29.5 ± 7.0 | 31.5 ± 6.1 | 24.3 ± 5.9 |
Physical (0–22) | mean ± SD | 13.5 ± 2.4 | 14.0 ± 2.4 | 11.8 ± 2.3 | 12.5 ± 2.3 | 15.0 ± 2.8 | 14.0 ± 2.2 | 12.5 ± 2.3 |
Living (0–21) | mean ± SD | 5.8 ± 2.2 | 6.2 ± 2.2 | 4.7 ± 2.0 | 5.4 ± 2.3 | 5.4 ± 2.2 | 7.8 ± 2.3 | 4.9 ± 1.8 |
Cognition (0–15) | mean ± SD | 5.0 ± 1.9 | 5.1 ± 1.9 | 4.6 ± 1.9 | 4.2 ± 1.9 | 4.8 ± 2.0 | 6.4 ± 1.8 | 4.5 ± 1.8 |
Emotion (0–12) | mean ± SD | 3.4 ± 1.5 | 3.5 ± 1.5 | 2.8 ± 1.4 | 2.5 ± 1.3 | 4.2 ± 1.7 | 4.2 ± 1.2 | 2.5 ± 1.6 |