Table 3.

Mean (SD) scores for perform questionnaire overall and dimensions scores (low scores indicate worse patient perception of cancer-related fatigue), according to clinical baseline characteristics (N = 437)

	Physical limitations	Activities of daily living	Beliefs and attitudes	Global score
VAS fatigue level on inclusion, mean (SD)
Moderate (30–60 mm)	12.4 (4.6)	12.6 (3.6)	12.3 (4.3)	37.7 (11.3)
Severe (>60 mm)	9.3 (4.1)	9.5 (3.6)	8.9 (4)	28 (10.6)
P value	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001
Caregiver
Patient needs caregiver	9.6 (4.4)	10.5 (3.9)	9.2 (4.1)	29.6 (11.6)
Patient does not need caregiver	12.3 (4.6)	12.2 (3.8)	12.2 (4.3)	37 (11.7)
P value	<0.0001	0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001
Anaemia prevalence
Anaemic patients (Hb < 11 g/dL)	10.5 (4.7)	10.6 (3.7)	10.1 (4.5)	31.5 (11.6)
Non-anaemic patients (Hb > 11 g/dL)	12 (4.6)	12.2 (3.8)	11.8 (4.3)	36.3 (11.8)
P value	0.0036	< 0.0001	0.0009	0.0006
Levels of Hb (g/dL)
<9 g/dL	8.7 (3.6)	8.8 (4.1)	11 (5.5)	29.4 (12.9)
9–10 g/dL	10.8 (4.7)	10.8 (3.6)	9.3 (3.9)	31.2 (11.1)
10–11 g/dL	10.9 (4.8)	11.0 (3.6)	10.5 (4.4)	32.8 (11.7)
11–12 g/dL	11.5 (4.8)	11.7 (4)	11.1 (4.7)	34.4 (12.4)
>12 g/dL	12.1 (4.6)	12.4 (3.7)	12.1 (4.2)	36.9 (11.5)
P value	0.0010	<0.0001	0.0015	0.0006
Pearson’s correlation coefficient	0.14	0.20	0.18	0.18

VAS visual analogue scale, SD standard deviation, Hb haemoglobin