Table 1. Differences in demographic and clinical characteristics at enrollment between participants (N = 167 patients and 85 FCs) by fatigue class.
| Characteristic | Very Low Morning
Fatigue (n = 82) Mean (SD) |
Low and High Morning
Fatigue (n = 170) Mean (SD) |
Statistics for Morning Fatigue | Low Evening
Fatigue (n = 28) Mean (SD) |
Moderate and High Evening
Fatigue (n = 224) Mean (SD) |
Statistics for Evening Fatigue |
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| Age (years) | 64.9 (10.6) | 59.0 (11.2) | t = 3.36, p = .001 | 66.5 (9.0) | 60.9 (11.4) | t = 2.52, p = .012 |
| Education (years) | 15.8 (3.0) | 16.0 (3.0) | NS | 15.4 (3.2) | 16.0 (3.0) | NS |
| Number of comorbid conditions | 4.1 (2.7) | 4.9 (2.7) | t = -2.10, p = .029 | 3.9 (2.9) | 4.7 (2.8) | NS |
| Weight (lb) | 178.5 (34.1) | 173.6 (41.2) | NS | 180.0 (36.3) | 174.8 (39.5) | NS |
| KPS score | 96.5 (7.9) | 89.8 (12.4) | t = 5.14, p < .0001 | 95.7 (8.4) | 91.4 (11.8) | t = 2.40, p = .020 |
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| Gender (female) | 39 (47.6) | 96 (56.5) | NS | 11 (39.3) | 124 (55.4) | NS |
| Ethnicity (White) | 66 (80.5) | 122 (71.8) | NS | 19 (67.9) | 169 (75.4) | NS |
| Lives alone (yes) | 14 (26.4) | 39 (34.2) | NS | 10 (52.6) | 43 (29.1) | NS |
| Married or partnered (yes) | 61 (74.4) | 113 (67.3) | NS | 17 (60.7) | 157 (70.7) | NS |
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| Children at home (yes) | 9 (12.9) | 27 (19.1) | NS | 0 (0.0) | 36 (19.1) | FE = .017 |
| Older adult at home (yes) | 3 (4.3) | 4 (2.8) | NS | 2 (8.7) | 5 (2.6) | NS |
| Works for pay (yes) | 34 (42.0) | 81 (48.8) | NS | 10 (35.7) | 105 (47.9) | NS |
| Patient/FC (patient) | 53 (64.6) | 114 (67.1) | NS | 19 (67.9) | 148 (66.1) | NS |
Note. FC = family caregiver; FE = Fisher's Exact; KPS = Karnofsky Performance Status; NS = not significant; SD = standard deviation.