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Published in final edited form as: Qual Life Res. 2016 Sep 6;26(4):913–921. doi: 10.1007/s11136-016-1406-3

Table 4.

Logistic regressions for DePaul Symptom Questionnaire subscales predicting ceiling effects among Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20 and RAND SF-36 subscales

Measure Autonomic/Neuroe ndocrine/Immune Cognitive Post exertional malaise Sleep

Odds ratio 95% CI Odds ratio 95% CI Odds ratio 95% CI Odds ratio 95% CI
Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20
 General fatigue 1.00 .99 – 1.02 1.00 .98 – 1.03 1.01*** 1.06 – 1.13 1.01 .96 – 1.07
 Physical fatigue .99 .98 – 1.00 .98 .96 – 1.01 1.12*** 1.08 – 1.16 1.02 .96 – 1.08
 Mental fatigue 1.00 .98 – 1.03 1.12*** 1.05 – 1.20 1.01 .94 – 1.08 .95 .84 – 1.07
 Reduced activity 1.02* 1.00 – 1.03 .98 .95 – 1.01 1.09*** 1.05 – 1.14 .94 .88 – 1.01
RAND SF-36
 Physical functioning 1.06** 1.02 – 1.11 .93* .87 – .99   1.16* 1.02 – 1.31 .99 .86 – 1.13
 Role limitations due to physical health .98 .96 – 1.00 1.04 1.01 – 1.08 1.14*** 1.09 – 1.19 .98 .91 – 1.05
 Role limitations due to emotional health .99 .98 – 1.01 1.04** 1.01 – 1.07 1.03 1.00 – 1.07 1.07 1.00 – 1.14
 Energy/fatigue 1.00 .99 – 1.02 1.00 .97 – 1.03 1.20*** 1.13 – 1.28 .91* .84 – .99
 Social functioning 1.00 .99 – 1.02 1.00 .97 – 1.03 1.12*** 1.12 – 1.27 .95 .88 – 1.02
 Pain 1.03** 1.01 – 1.05 .97 .93 – 1.00 1.09** 1.03 – 1.15 .99 .91 – 1.07
 General health 1.00 .98 – 1.02 1.03 .99 – 1.07 1.05 .99 – 1.10 1.04 .95 – 1.13

Note.

*

p < .05;

**

p < .01;

***

p < .001