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Table 3 Fatigue scores by age group and gender

From: Long-term, self-reported health outcomes in kidney donors

MFI Scale scores

 

Total sample

Age groups

Gender

Mean (SD)

n

 

<70y

≥70y

p

Male

Female

P

General fatigue

207

8.8 (4.4)

8.8 (4.5)

8.4 (4.0)

0.89

7.7 (3.8)

9.3 (4.6)

0.01*

Physical fatigue

209

8.2 (4.2)

8.1 (4.1)

8.7 (4.5)

0.28

7.3 (3.6)

8.7 (4.4)

0.01*

Reduced activity

211

8.3 (4.1)

8.2 (3.9)

8.6 (4.3)

0.26

7.7 (3.5)

8.5 (4.2)

0.09

Reduced motivation

208

7.3 (3.1)

7.1 (3.0)

7.0 (2.6)

0.61

6.7 (2.9)

7.4 (3.0)

0.04*

Mental fatigue

212

8.0 (3.5)

8.0 (3.6)

8.1 (2.9)

0.25

7.4 (3.5)

8.3 (3.5)

0.03*

  1. Non-parametric independent samples, Wilcoxon, Mann -Whitney U-test: Values are given as mean (SD), P-value is asymp. 2-tailed, *p < 0.05