Table 1

Mean (SD) of the five fatigue scales in the total population and in sociodemographic groupings. The range of the scales are 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate more fatigue

General Fatigue Physical Fatigue Reduced Activity Reduced Motivation Mental Fatigue
All (n=1082)35 (28)33 (27)26 (27)18 (19)24 (24)
Women (n=544)37 (30)34 (28)25 (27)16 (19)23 (25)
Men (n=533)33 (26)32 (26)27 (26)20 (19)24 (23)
Age 20–29 (n=175)34 (25)28 (23)21 (20)13 (13)24 (23)
Age 30–39 (n=207)33 (23)28 (22)18 (20)15 (15)22 (22)
Age 40–49 (n=183)35 (28)31 (27)21 (24)18 (19)25 (23)
Age 50–59 (n=185)37 (28)34 (27)27 (25)18 (18)25 (24)
Age 60–69 (n=181)32 (29)35 (29)31 (28)19 (21)20 (23)
Age 70–79 (n=151)39 (34)44 (34)42 (35)25 (24)26 (29)
Social class I (n=134)32 (25)31 (24)22 (24)16 (17)19 (21)
Social class II (n=208)29 (24)28 (25)19 (21)14 (16)19 (20)
Social class III (n=232)36 (29)34 (28)26 (27)19 (19)24 (24)
Social class VI (n=269)35 (28)31 (27)26 (26)18 (19)25 (24)
Social class V (n=148)42 (32)40 (30)35 (30)22 (23)28 (27)
>3 years education (n=246)32 (25)31 (25)22 (24)16 (19)20 (22)
Apprenticeship (n=231)32 (27)28 (25)23 (24)16 (16)22 (25)
<3 years education (n=292)35 (28)32 (27)25 (25)17 (18)24 (22)
No education (n=199)43 (31)43 (31)38 (32)25 (23)28 (28)
Cohabiting (n=778)34 (27)32 (26)24 (25)17 (18)22 (23)
Living alone (n=296)37 (29)35 (29)31 (29)19 (21)27 (26)