TABLE 5.

Tests of Difference in Means and Associations Among Categories for Antecedents and Outcomes of Fatigue Class Membership

	Mild Decreasing (N = 95)		Low Moderate Decreasing (N = 50)		High Moderate Decreasing (N = 19)
Characteristic	$\overline{\mathrm{X}}$	SD	$\overline{\mathrm{X}}$	SD	$\overline{\mathrm{X}}$	SD	Omnibus Test
Cycle 2
Age (years)	51.79	10.7	53.56	10.2	57.51	11.76	F(2, 159) = 2.35, p = 0.1
Hours spent lying down	10	2.54	10.79	2.64	12.36	3.77	F(2, 44) = 2.03, p = 0.02*
Days missed work (n = 20)	1.9	1.52	3.13	2.03	2.5	2.12	F(2, 17) = 1.05, p = 0.37
Characteristic	n	%	n	%	n	%	Omnibus Test
Education							χ2 = 2.16, p = 0.99
Less than high school	4	4	1	2	1	5
High school	20	21	8	16	3	16
Undergraduate	57	60	33	66	13	68
Postgraduate	12	13	7	14	2	11
Unknown	2	2	1	2	–	–
Marital status							χ2 = 1.54, p = 0.85
Married	72	76	37	74	13	68
Not married	23	24	12	24	6	32
Unknown	–	–	1	2	–	–
Employment							χ2 = 2.91, p = 0.58
Employed	32	34	22	44	6	32
Not employed	63	66	27	54	13	68
Unknown	–	–	1	2	–	–
Stage							χ2 = 4.6, p = 0.8
I	13	14	5	10	2	11
II	34	36	25	50	8	42
III	24	25	10	20	4	21
IV	21	22	10	20	5	26
Unknown	3	3	–	–	–	–
Doxorubicin							χ2 = 7.75, p = 0.02*
Yes	41	43	27	54	14	74
No	47	50	20	40	3	16
Unknown	7	7	3	6	2	11
Taxane							χ2 = 3.01, p = 0.22
Yes	34	36	14	28	3	15
No	54	57	33	66	14	74
Unknown	7	7	3	6	2	11
	Mild Decreasing (N = 97)		Low Moderate Decreasing (N = 39)		High Moderate Decreasing (N = 18)
Characteristic	$\overline{\mathbf{X}}$	SD	$\overline{\mathbf{X}}$	SD	$\overline{\mathbf{X}}$	SD	Omnibus Test
Cycle 3
Age (years)	52.9	10.31	52.53	12	54.13	12	F(2, 150) = 0.13, p = 0.88
Hours spent lying down	10.44	2.94	10.71	2.51	10.05	2.51	F(2, 150) = 0.35, p = 0.7
Days missed work (n = 27)	1.33	1.5	1.43	1.72	2.2	1.65	F(2, 24) = 0.51, p = 0.61
Characteristic	n	%	n	%	n	%	Omnibus Test
Education							χ2 = 3.47, p = 0.75
Less than high school	3	3	1	3	1	5
High school	20	21	5	13	5	28
Undergraduate	58	60	26	66	10	56
Postgraduate	12	12	7	18	2	11
Unknown	4	4	–	–	–	–
Marital status							χ2 = 0.78, p = 0.74
Married	69	71	29	74	15	83
Not married	26	27	10	26	3	17
Unknown	2	2	–	–	–	–
Employment							χ2 = 0.06, p = 1.00
Employed	36	37	15	38	7	39
Not employed	59	61	24	62	11	61
Unknown	2	2	–	–	–	–
Stage							χ2 = 7.69, p = 0.25
I	11	11	6	15	–	–
II	37	38	20	51	9	50
III	27	28	5	13	6	33
IV	22	23	7	18	3	17
Unknown	–	–	1	3	–	–
Doxorubicin	–	–					χ2 = 8.59, p = 0.01*
Yes	45	46	22	56	15	83
No	51	53	16	41	3	17
Unknown	1	1	1	3	–	–
Taxane							χ2 = 6.06, p = 0.05
Yes	38	39	11	28	2	11
No	58	60	27	69	16	89
Unknown	1	1	1	3	–	–

^*p < 0.05