Table 5.
Comparison of mean fatigue scores by carnitine status
| Fatigue measure | Normal carnitine (N = 114) | Carnitine deficiency (N = 28) | p value | ||||
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| Mean | SD | 95 % CI | Mean | SD | 95 % CI | ||
| NCCN score (8–12 years) | 2.13 | 0.83 | 1.92–2.33 | 2.72 | 1.18 | 1.88–3.56 | 0.16 |
| NCCN score (>12 years) | 3.39 | 2.34 | 2.71–4.06 | 4.71 | 2.66 | 3.34–6.08 | 0.82 |
| pedsFACIT-F (range 0–44) | 10.85 | 8.18 | 9.33–12.37 | 10.18 | 6.93 | 7.49–12.87 | 0.66 |
| MFS general (range 0–100) | 71.27 | 21.90 | 67.21–75.33 | 71.86 | 17.71 | 64.99–78.72 | 0.88 |
| MFS sleep (range 0–100) | 63.41 | 22.02 | 59.32–67.49 | 63.24 | 22.74 | 54.43–72.06 | 0.97 |
| MFS cognition (range 0–100) | 69.12 | 22.97 | 64.85–73.38 | 74.55 | 20.07 | 66.77–82.34 | 0.22 |
| MFS total (range 0–100) | 67.93 | 18.02 | 64.59–71.28 | 69.49 | 16.62 | 63.05–75.94 | 0.66 |
a
For NCCN and pedsFACIT-Fatigue, higher scores mean more fatigue. For MFS, higher scores mean less fatigue
b
Mean of the general population: pedsFACIT-Fatigue = 7.8; MFS total = 80.5; MFS general = 85.3; MFS sleep = 75; MFS cognition = 81.1