Table 2.
Distribution of respondents’ Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory scores based on age, sex, hospitalization unit, and length of stay in the Valais Hospitals during the second and third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
| Variables | Median (IQR 1-3)a | P value | |
| Gender (n=216) | .36b | ||
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Women (n=91) | 55 (48-60) |
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Men (n=125) | 56 (51-59) |
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| Age category (years; n=220) | .12c | ||
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18-64 (n=64) | 56.5 (50.2-63) |
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65-74 (n=79) | 56 (52-59) |
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75 and older (n=77) | 54 (48.5-59) |
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| Hospitalization unit (n=220) | .20b | ||
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ICU (n=36) | 54 (49.2-57) |
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Other units (n=184) | 56 (50.2-60) |
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| Length of stay (days; n=219) | .71b | ||
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<11 (n=104) | 56 (50-59) |
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≥11 (n=115) | 55 (50-60) |
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aIQR 1-3: interquartile 25%-75%.
bMann-Whitney U test.
cKruskal-Wallis test.