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Table 1 Distribution of fatigue caseness and total fatigue levels among myasthenia gravis patients by type of autonomic symptom and presence or absence of that symptom

From: Fatigue in myasthenia gravis: is it more than muscular weakness?

Autonomic symptom

All patients

(n = 82)

Fatigue cases

(n = 36)

Odds ratio (95% CI)*

Total fatigue level

p-values

Sudomotor

Symptomatic

26

 

17.0

 
 

(n = 41)

 

5.4 (2.1 – 14.0)

 

0.001**

 

Asymptomatic

10

 

12.0

 
 

(n = 41)

    

Sleep

Symptomatic

22

 

16.8

 

disturbances

(n = 38)

 

2.9 (1.2 – 7.3)

 

0.001**

 

Asymptomatic

14

 

12.5

 
 

(n = 44)

    

Orthostatism

Symptomatic

20

 

16.1

 
 

(n = 36)

 

2.3 (1.0 – 5.7)

 

0.04**

 

Asymptomatic

16

 

13.3

 
 

(n = 46)

    

Vasomotor

Symptomatic

15

 

16.5

 
 

(n = 26)

 

2.3 (0.9 – 5.9)

 

0.03**

 

Asymptomatic

21

 

13.6

 
 

(n = 56)

    

Gastrointestinal

Symptomatic

9

 

16.3

 
 

(n = 18)

 

1.4 (0.5 – 4.0)

 

ns

 

Asymptomatic

27

 

14.0

 
 

(n = 64)

    
  1. * 95% Confidence interval for Odds ratio.
  2. ** The p-values were not adjusted for multiple testing.