Table 2.
Total and subdomain scores on the Bristol Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue Multidimensional Questionnaire for 192 patients with RA, according to the absence (< 4) or presence of substantial multimorbidity (≥ 4 comorbidities)
| Variablea | < 4 comorbidities (N = 175) | ≥ 4 comorbidities (N = 27) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total score | 7.5 (2.8, 16.0) | 16.5 (6.8, 24.8) | 0.014 |
| Total | 36 (22%) | 12 (46%) | 0.008 |
| Physical | 47 (28%) | 14 (52%) | 0.016 |
| Living | 47 (29%) | 13 (50%) | 0.030 |
| Cognition | 50 (30%) | 13 (48%) | 0.067 |
| Emotion | 49 (30%) | 17 (63%) | < 0.001 |
RA rheumatoid arthritis
aNumbers in table are median (interquartile range) or number (%) in the highest quartile for each BRAF-MDQ domain