Table 4.
Mann-Whitney U test: differences between high and low fatigue according to the MAF-GFI, in relation to activity levels, disease activity, functional ability, pain, and quality of life.
| Questionnaire (score range) | MAF GFI (≥21) Median (range ) |
MAF GFI (≤20) Median (range) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAI (0-45) | 30.0 (9-43) | 35.0 (9-43) | 0.007 ∗ |
| BASDAI (0-10) | 6.5 (1-10) | 3.1 (1-10) | <0.001 ∗∗ |
| PtGA (0-10) | 6.0 (0-9) | 3.0 (0-9) | <0.001 ∗∗ |
| BASFI (0-10) | 6.00 (0-10) | 3.0 (0-10) | 0.015 ∗ |
| Pain (0-10) | |||
| Total pain | 6.0 (0-9) | 3.0 (0-9) | <0.001 ∗∗ |
| Nocturnal pain | 6.0 (0-9) | 2.0 (0-9) | <0.001 ∗∗ |
| ASQoL (0-17) | 11.0 (0-17) | 4.0 (0-17) | <0.001 ∗∗ |
| BAS-G | 7.5 | 3.0 | <0.001 ∗∗ |
Significance level: ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.001.