Table 2.
Fatigue measurements in patients with UC/CD compared to the Norwegian general population [NGP].
| UC vs. NGP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC [n = 670] | NGP [n = 2287] | Mean difference [95% CI] | p-value | |
| Mental fatigue | 5.15 [1.8] | 4.3 [1.4] | 1 [0.9, 1.1] | <0.001 |
| Physical fatigue | 11.42 [4.1] | 7.9 [3.1] | 4 [3.7, 4.3] | <0.001 |
| Total fatigue | 16.58 [5.4] | 12.2 [4.0] | 4 [3.6, 4.4] | <0.001 |
| Total fatigue, males | 15.49 [5.2] | 11.9 [3.9] | 4 [3.4, 4.6] | <0.001 |
| Total fatigue, females | 17.80 [5.3] | 12.6 [4.0] | 5 [4.4, 5.6] | <0.001 |
| Substantial fatigue | 403 [60.1] | 503 [22] | <0.001 | |
| Substantial fatigue, males | 176 [49.6] | - | ||
| Substantial fatigue, females | 227 [72.1] | - | ||
| CD vs NGP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD [n = 313] | NGP [n = 2287] | Mean difference [95% CI] | p-value | |
| Mental fatigue | 5.34 [2.0] | 4.3 [1.4] | 1 [0.8, 1.2] | <0.001 |
| Physical fatigue | 12.19 [4.2] | 7.9 [3.1] | 5 [4.5, 5.5] | <0.001 |
| Total fatigue | 17.53 [5.5] | 12.2 [4.0] | 5 [4.4, 5.6] | <0.001 |
| Total fatigue, males | 15.68 [5.2] | 11.9 [3.9] | 4 [3.1, 4.9] | <0.001 |
| Total fatigue, females | 18.84 [5.3] | 12.6 [4.0] | 6 [5.2, 6.8] | <0.001 |
| Substantial fatigue | 218 [69.6] | 503 [22] | <0.001 | |
| Substantial fatigue, males | 73 [56.2] | - | ||
| Substantial fatigue, females | 145 [79.2] | - | ||
The level of mental, physical, and total fatigue is presented as mean [SD], and the prevalence of substantial fatigue as n [%]. The Norwegian general population [NGP] compared to the results for patients with ulcerative colitis [UC] and Crohn’s disease [CD] are presented as the difference in means with 95% confidence interval [95% CI] for mental, physical, and total fatigue, and p-value for difference in prevalence of substantial fatigue.