Table 2 |
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Cross-sectional fatigue measures, significant correlations at baseline. |
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Correlating |
Spearman's rho |
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covariates |
FSS |
Fatigue VAS |
FACIT-F |
Vitality |
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Age |
0.20* |
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Mouth dryness VAS |
0.31** |
-0.20* |
-0.20* |
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Pain VAS |
0.32** |
0.25** |
-0.48** |
-0.31** |
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Schirmer's test |
0.18* |
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ANA |
-0.19* |
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Mental health |
-0.19* |
0.32** |
0.24** |
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N was 140 or 141 for the different comparisons. FACIT-F, vitality and mental health are negative scales (higher number means better health). *: P < 0.05; **: P < 0.01. Abbreviations: see Table 1. |
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Haldorsen et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011 13:R167 doi:10.1186/ar3487 |
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