Table 1 Comparisons of demographic and clinical characteristics between each patient subgroup and healthy controls
Characteristic | Healthy controls (n = 20) | Low fatigue (n = 17) | High fatigue (n = 16) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, yr | 45.2 ± 9.5 | 42.2 ± 11.8 | 47.1 ± 10.0 | 0.404 |
Female, n (%) | 20(100%) | 15(88.2%) | 16(100%) | 0.111 |
Years of education | 9.0 ± 2.7 | 9.9 ± 3.5 | 8.6 ± 3.3 | 0.467 |
EDSS score | – | 3.5 (1.5,4) | 3.3 (2.3,4) | 0.637 |
Disease duration, yr | – | 6.7 (4.3,9.8) | 3.3 (2.4,7.3) | 0.081 |
HAMA score | 0 (0,2.5) | 5 (2,7) | 7.5 (4.5,12.5) | 0.000 |
HRSD score | 0 (0,1.5) | 2 (1,7) | 9.5 (5,14.5) | 0.000 |
Global FIS score | 0 (0,0) | 20 (13,39) | 71.5 (58,108.5) | 0.000 |