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Table 2 Participants in relation to capacity to work or non capacity to work

From: Work capacity and health-related quality of life among individuals with multiple sclerosis reduced by fatigue: a cross-sectional study

 

Capacity to work (n = 153)

Non capacity to work (n = 103)

P-value

Fatigue, FSS, range 1-7

 - Mean (SD)

4.2 (1.6)

5.3 (1.4)

 < 0.001

Heat- sensitivity, n

 - Yes, n = 148 (%)

77 (52)

71 (48)

 

 - No, n = 108 (%)

76 (70)

32 (30)

 0.004

Cognitive dysfunction, PDQ, range, 0-80

 - Mean (SD)

24.2 (13.5)

30.0 (16.2)

 0.002

Education

 - Compulsory and secondary school, n (%)

86 (57)

81 (79)

 

 - University, n (%)

66 (43)

22 (21)

 < 0.001

Emotional distress, HAD,

 - Anxiety (HAD), range 0–21, Md (IQR)

3 (6)

6 (7)

 0.303

 - Depressed (HAD), range 0–21, Md (IQR)

3 (4)

4 (6)

 0.002

Disability

 - Normal neurological status (EDSS = 0), n (%)

25 (92)

2 (8)

 

 - Mild disability (EDSS 1.0 – 3.5), n (%)

113 (72)

44 (28)

 < 0.001

 - Moderate disability (EDSS 4.0 – 5.5), n (%)

9 (31)

20 (69)

 

 - Severe disability (EDSS 6.0-6.5), n (%)

6 (14)

37 (86)

Medication

 - No pharmacological treatment, n (%)

23 (15)

30 (29)

 0.007

 - Pharmacological treatment, n (%)

129 (85)

73 (71)

Immune-modulating treatment

 - Yes, n (%)

109 (71)

36 (35)

 < 0.001

 - No, n (%)

44 (29)

63 (65)

 
  1. Capacity to work (full- or part-time) or non capacity to work described in relation to fatigue (FSS), heat-sensitivity, cognitive dysfunction (PDQ), educational level, anxiety and emotional distress (HAD), and disability (EDSS).
  2. FSS = Fatigue Severity Scale;
  3. PDQ = Perceived Disability Questionnaire;
  4. HAD = Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale;
  5. EDSS = Expanded Disability Status Scale;
  6. Missing value, n = 1.