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Table 2 Results of psychometric tests and laboratory values

From: Fatigue in patients with inflammatory bowel disease—strongly influenced by depression and not identifiable through laboratory testing: a cross-sectional survey study

 

CD

SD

Min

Max

UC

SD

Min

Max

Total

SD

Min

Max

Psychosocial factors (Na)

 FAS (189)

  No fatigue

41 (36.3%)

   

28 (36.8%)

   

69 (36.5%)

   

  Fatigue

60 (53.1%)

   

37 (48.7%)

   

97 (51.3%)

   

  Extreme fatigue

12 (10.6%)

   

11 (14.5%)

   

23 (12.2%)

   

  Mean value fatigue score

24.72

7.27

10

40

24.71

7.54

12

43

24.71

7.36

10

43

  IBDQ < 171 (active disease) (186)

66 (58.4%)

   

43 (56.6%)

   

109 (58.6%)

   

  IBDQ score in pointsb

158

35

87

222

157.1

36.5

69

213

157.6

35.5

69

222

  GAS 0–100 in pointsb (178)

68.3

22.6

10

100

66.9

23.9

10

99

67.7

23.1

10

100

  HADS-A (anxiety) b (187)

6.68

4.1

0

16

6.96

4.4

0

18

6.79

4.2

0

18

  Indicating anxiety (> 10)

20 (17.9%)

   

18 (24.0%)

   

38 (20.3%)

   

  HADS-D (depression)b (187)

5.04

4.1

0

17

5.41

3.78

0

16

5.19

3.96

0

17

  Indicating depression (> 10)

15 (13.5%)

   

7 (9.2%)

   

22 (11.8%)

   

 McGill Pain Questionnaire (179)

  Total pain none/ low – mild

35 (32.7%)

   

26 (36.1%)

   

61 (34.1%)

   

  Total pain disstressing or worse

50 (46.7%)

   

32 (44.5%)

   

82 (45.8%)

   

  Sensoric component of painb (181)

5.59

5.4

0

21

4.75

5.78

0

25

5.25

5.56

0

25

  Affective component of painb (181)

2.63

3.08

0

12

2.12

2.56

0

11

2.43

2.89

0

12

  Current pain on VASb (182)

1.94

2.26

0

8.3

1.16

1.73

0

7.2

1.6

2.06

0

8.3

Laboratory values (Na)

 Anaemia (169)

33 (33.0%)

   

28 (40.6%)

   

61 (36.1%)

   

 CRP > 7 (163)

28 (28.9%)

   

16 (24.2%)

   

44 (27.0%)

   

 Fecal calprotectin > 100 mg/kg (60)

18 (46.2%)

   

17 (81.0%)

   

35 (58.3%)

   
  1. aN = number of patients included for analysis
  2. b Mean value