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. 2019 Dec 5;23(2):140–148. doi: 10.1007/s11102-019-01013-2

Table 2.

Frequency and severity of symptoms reported by medical providers and patients (N = 47)

Symptom Reported by patient Reported by medical providers
Experienced symptom yes % (N) Mild
%a (n)
Moderate
%a (n)
Severe
%a (n)
Experienced symptom yes % (N) Mild
%a (n)
Moderate
%a (n)
Severe
%a (n)
No severity
%a (n)
Not sure
%a (n)
Headacheb 72 (34) 50 (17) 21% (7) 29 (10) 62 (29) 28 (8) 52 (15) 14 (4) 0 (0) 7 (2)
Fatigue/ weakness/ feeling tiredc 77 (36) 22 (8) 50 (18) 28 (10) 92 (43) 28 (12) 51 (22) 16 (7) 0 (0) 5 (2)
Excess sweatingc 64 (30) 53 (16) 30 (9) 17 (5) 40 (19) 42 (8) 32 (6) 5 (1) 0 (0) 21 (4)
Joint painb 81 (38) 29 (11) 37 (14) 34 (13) 75 (35) 29 (10) 40 (14) 20 (7) 6 (2) 6 (2)
Swelling of soft tissueb 79 (37) 38 (14) 38 (14) 24 (9) 51 (24) 42 (10) 42 (10) 13 (3) 4 (1) 0 (0)
Carpal tunnel syndromeb 66 (31) 65 (20) 29 (9) 7 (2) 21 (10) 20 (2) 10 (1) 10 (1) 0 (0) 60 (6)
Vision problemb 53 (25) 56 (14) 24 (6) 20 (5) 11 (5) 40 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 20 (1) 40 (2)
Snoreb 60 (28) 57 (16) 25 (7) 18 (5) 49 (23) 30 (7) 26 (6) 9 (2) 0 (0) 35 (8)
Acro-Fogc 81 (38) 29 (11) 45 (17) 26 (10) 51 (24) 33 (8) 29 (7) 13 (3) 4 (1) 21 (5)

aPercent is out of total N reported as experiencing symptom

bWeighted kappa < 0 (poor)

cWeighted kappa 0 to 0.20 (slight)