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Published in final edited form as: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Feb 21;75(3):775–781. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.11.027

Table 4. Baseline BFI scores by tumor downstaging.

BFI item	Score (mean ± SE)		p-value

	TDS – NO	TDS – YES
Fatigue right now	2.25 ± 0.47	1.65 ± 0.44	0.36
Usual level of fatigue (previous 24 hours)	2.30 ± 0.39	1.13 ± 0.36	0.03
Worst level of fatigue (previous 24 hours)	3.35 ± 0.56	2.09 ± 0.52	0.11
Interfered with general activity	1.35 ± 0.31	0.70 ± 0.29	0.13
Interfered with mood	1.30 ± 0.34	0.70 ± 0.32	0.20
Interfered with walking ability	1.00 ± 0.28	0.43 ± 0.26	0.15
Interfered with normal work	1.20 ± 0.35	0.70 ± 0.33	0.30
Interfered with interpersonal relation	0.50 ± 0.16	0.26 ± 0.15	0.29
Interfered with enjoyment of life	1.20 ± 0.30	0.43 ± 0.28	0.07

Abbreviations: BFI = Brief Fatigue Inventory; TDS = Tumor downstaging.