Table 4 Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20): Mean (SD) of the MFI-20 scales in living renal donors compared to the German general population separated by gender and age [15]
From: Gender disparity in health-related quality of life and fatigue after living renal donation
Female | Male | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age ≤39a | Age 40–59 | Age ≥ 60 | Age ≤39a | Age 40–59 | Age ≥ 60 | |
General Fatigue | ||||||
N | 3 | 60 | 68 | 1 | 29 | 48 |
Mean | 7.67 | 11.16 | 8.96 | 17.0 | 9.21 | 7.65 |
SD | 2.52 | 4.74 | 4.43 | – | 4.09 | 3.70 |
German reference (Mean) | 7.7 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 10.1 |
p | – | < 0.001 | 0.001 | – | 0.123 | < 0.001 |
Physical Fatigue | ||||||
N | 3 | 59 | 68 | 1 | 29 | 50 |
Mean | 8.0 | 9.7 | 7.91 | 11.0 | 8.08 | 7.5 |
SD | 4.58 | 4.52 | 3.36 | – | 3.74 | 3.26 |
German reference (Mean) | 6.8 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 10.3 |
p | – | 0.014 | < 0.001 | – | 0.495 | < 0.001 |
Reduced Activity | ||||||
N | 3 | 60 | 68 | 1 | 29 | 50 |
Mean | 6.33 | 9.09 | 7.63 | 15.0 | 7.91 | 7.66 |
SD | 2.08 | 4.37 | 3.48 | – | 3.9 | 3.54 |
German reference (Mean) | 7.1 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 10.3 |
p | – | 0.121 | < 0.001 | – | 0.674 | < 0.001 |
Reduced Motivation | ||||||
N | 3 | 60 | 68 | 1 | 29 | 50 |
Mean | 6.67 | 7.68 | 7.16 | 17.0 | 8.07 | 7.26 |
SD | 3.79 | 3.54 | 3.28 | – | 4.41 | 3.15 |
German reference (Mean) | 6.7 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 9.1 |
Significance | – | 0.484 | < 0.001 | – | 0.571 | < 0.001 |
Mental Fatigue | ||||||
N | 3 | 60 | 68 | 1 | 29 | 50 |
Mean | 7.67 | 7.82 | 7.57 | 19.0 | 8.34 | 7.9 |
SD | 4.73 | 4.17 | 3.54 | – | 3.65 | 3.11 |
German reference (Mean) | 7.1 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 8.7 |
p | – | 0.967 | < 0.001 | – | 0.077 | 0.075 |