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Table 5 Associations between fatigue scores (MFI) and donor specific questions

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

  

General fatiguea

Physical fatigueb

Reduced activitya

Reduced motivationa

Mental fatiguea

 

n

163

163

163

161

164

Recognition

      

Family and friends

B (st.error)

−0.021 (0.080)

0.066 (0.425)

−0.003 (0.058)

0.038 (0.049)

−0.016 (0.054)

Health personnel

B (st.error)

−0.038 (0.038)

−0.130 0.264

0.010 (0.039)

−0.012 (0.030)

−0.038 (0.034)

Recipient’s outcome

      

Still alive

B (st.error)

0.113 (0.141)

−0.172 (1.060)

0.011 (0.133)

0.086 (0.110)

0.363** (0.126)

Responsibility

      

Feeling responsible for recipient’s health

B (st.error)

0.051 (0.033)

0.095 (0.238)

0.002 (0.032)

−0.008 (0.026)

−0.015 (0.030)

Donor’s relationc

      

Offspring

B (st.error)

−0.025 (0.135)

0.952 (0.895)

0.218 (0.130)

0.023 (0.107)

0.110 (0.122)

Parents

B (st.error)

−0.005 (0.118)

0.660 (0.763)

0.103 (0.114)

−0.001 (0.092)

−0.047 (0.106)

Sibling

B (st.error)

0.064 (0.104)

0.832 (0.653)

0.140 (0.099)

0.094 (0.082)

0.040 (0.094)

Spouse

B (st.error)

0.135 (0.126)

0.366 (0.809)

0.208 (0.119)

0.067 (0.099)

0.091 (0.111)

Use of analgesicd

      

Daily/ every week

B (st.error)

0.356** (0.115)

3.599** (1.168)

0.258* (0.110)

0.071 (0.094)

0.158 (0.104)

Use of relaxant/ sleeping pillse

      

Daily/ every week

B (st.error)

0.261* (0.128)

2.552* (1.277)

0.321* (0.125)

0.363*** (0.103)

0.161 (0.116)

Genderf

      

Male

B (st.error)

−0.196* (0.078)

−1.139* (0.489)

−0.037 (0.072)

−0.072 (0.060)

−0.068 (0.068)

Agegroupg

      

<70 years

B (st.error)

−0.088 (0.117)

−1.298 (0.889)

0.017 (0.114)

0.016 (0.092)

−0.093 (0.103)

Medical follow-uph

      

No regular controls

B (st.error)

−0.009 (0.071)

0.299 (0.476)

−0.006 (0.068)

−0.009 (0.055)

−0.078 (0.063)

  1. Generalized linear modell: each domain was analyzed separately; aGamma with log link, bGamma with identity; B, the regression coefficient; reference was: crelation category friends/others, dless than every week/never, eless than every week/never, ffemale, gage ≥ 70 years, hno controls; controlled for covariates marital status, educational level and vocational status; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001