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Table 1 Sociodemographic and outcomes data of the participants

From: Dimensionality, psychometric properties, and population-based norms of the Turkish version of the Chalder Fatigue Scale among adults

 

Test group (n = 476)

Re-test group (n = 161)

Age (year), mean (SD)

28.75 (5.8)

28.0 (5.4)

Gender, n (%)

  

Male

264 (55.5)

94 (58.4)

Female

212 (44.5)

67 (41.6)

Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD)

23.75 (3.2)

23.60 (3.3)

Marital status, n (%)

  

Married

173 (36.3)

56 (34.8)

Single/divorced/widowed

303 (63.7)

105 (65.2)

Type of employment, n (%)

  

White-collar employment

186 (39.1)

56 (34.8)

Blue-collar employment

204 (42.8)

76 (47.2)

Unemployed/student

86 (18.1)

29 (18.0)

Hours of working in a week, mean (SD)

39.39 (16.7)

36.39 (17.9)

Education, n (%)

  

Primary/secondary school

34 (7.1)

21 (13.1)

High school

134 (28.2)

58 (36.0)

Bachelor’s degree ≤ 

308 (64.7)

82 (50.9)

Outcome measurements

Mean (SD)

Median (25%-75%)

Mean (SD)

Median (25%-75%)

CFS (0–33)

10.7 (4.9)

11 (7–14)

10.4 (4.9)

11 (6–14)

Physical fatigue (0–21)

7.3 (3.7)

7 (5–10)

7.2 (3.7)

7 (4–10)

Mental fatigue (0–12)

3.3 (1.8)

4 (2–4)

3.2 (1.7)

4 (2–4)

CIS (20–140)

71.5 (19.2)

74 (57–84.5)

73.7 (18.5)

79 (63–85)

Fatigue severity (8–56)

31.6 (10.0)

33 (24–39)

32.7 (9.6)

34 (27–39)

Concentration (5–35)

18.1 (5.8)

18.5 (14–22)

18.7 (5.7)

20 (14.5–23)

VAS (mm) (0–200)

82.15(43.7)

83 (45 -119)

77.8 (41.6)

71 (45–108)

Physical (mm) (0–100)

38.3 (22.7)

38.5 (20–56)

38.1 (21.0)

40 (20–55)

Mental (mm) (0–100)

43.8 (25.7)

46 (20–66)

39.7 (25.4)

36 (15–60)

NHP (0–100)

15.2 (14.3)

11.6 (2.1–23)

17.8 (15.2)

16.5 (4.4–26.9)

BDS (0–63)

6.8 (5.8)

6 (2–10)

6.8 (5.6)

6 (2–10)

PSQI (0–21)

4.9 (2.9)

5 (3–7)

4.7 (2.8)

4 (2–6)

  1. SD: standard deviation, kg/m2: kilogram / square meter, CFS: Chalder Fatigue Scale, CIS: Checklist Individual Strength, VAS: Visual Analog Scale, mm: millimeter, NHP: Nottingham Health Profile, BDS: Beck Depression Scale, PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index