| Characteristic | Fatigue symptom group (n = 103) | Non-fatigue symptom group (n = 103) | p-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Median | Mean (SD) | Median | ||
| Age (years) | 63.1 (17.4) | 64.0 | 64.0 (17.2) | 65.0 | 0.715 |
| Sex, n (%) | |||||
| Female | 70 (68.0%) | 70 (68.0%) | 1.00 | ||
| Male | 33 (32.0%) | 33 (32.0%) | |||
| Previous and co-occurring chronic morbidity | 7.7 (7.8) | 5.0 | 6.0 (8.8) | 3.0 | 0.142 |
| Previous and co-occurring psychosocial morbidity | 2.9 (4.7) | 1.0 | 2.4 (5.1) | 1.0 | 0.417 |
| Previous and co-occurring non-chronic, non-psychosocial morbidity | 10.5 (10.4) | 7.0 | 7.7 (8.1) | 5.0 | 0.033 |
| Previous care-seeking frequency | 12.1 (11.6) | 9.0 | 9.2 (6.7) | 8.0 | 0.032 |
Note: SD = standard deviation.
↵* Results comparing case patient group and comparison patient group baseline characteristics using two sample t-tests.