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Table 5 Linear regression analyses of fatigue (FSS) and perceived deficit questionnaire (PDQ) as dependent variables and EDSS (0-6.5) and heat sensitivity (yes/no) as independent variables

From: Sensitivity to heat in MS patients: a factor strongly influencing symptomology - an explorative survey

 

EDSS

Heat sensitivity

 

Beta

β

P-value

Beta

β

P-value

Fatigue, FSS meana)

0.235

0.001

0.321

<0.001

Concentration difficulties, PDQ sumb)

0.041

0.584

0.215

0.001

  1. a) R 0.421; R2 0.177; Adjusted R2 0.161
  2. b) R 0.239; R 0.057; Adjusted R2 0.038