Table 3

Regression coefficients (with standard error of estimate in parentheses) from the multiple linear regression analysis. Coefficients with p<0.05 in bold. The reference score (=the intercept of the model) is the estimated score of a reference group comprising 20 year old women with more than three years of education, living with a partner and not having any depression or somatic illness. The regression coefficients estimates changes in mean score

General Fatigue Physical Fatigue Reduced Activity Reduced Motivation Mental Fatigue
Reference score (intercept) 34.1(2.5) 27.5(2.5) 16.9(3.0) 9.1(1.6) 18.6 (2.0)
Sex (being male)−2.3 (1.6)−2.6 (2.0) 3.6 (1.5)2.1 (1.4)1.6 (1.4)
Age (per 10 years) −3.0(0.7)−0.80 (0.7) −4.2(1.9) 1.2(0.4) −1.5 (0.5)
Apprenticeship−1.0 (2.3)−2.8 (2.2)−0.2 (2.1)−0.2 (1.6)2.1 (2.0)
Short education0.9 (2.1)−1.4 (2.1)−0.1 (2.0)0.8 (1.5)2.4 (1.9)
No education 5.3(2.5) 6.4(2.4) 7.8(2.3) 6.3 (1.7)4.1 (2.2)
Living alone1.4 (1.9)−1.6 (2.3) 4.1(1.7)−0.1 (1.3)1.9 (1.6)
Somatic disease4.6 (3.9)−1.1 (4.0)1.4 (3.6)1.0 (1.6) 9.1 (1.6)
Depression 38.5(3.5) 33.1(3.4) 24.3(7.4) 26.6(3.1) 47.3 (5.3)
Interactions:3-150
Age×Somatic disease 3.8(1.1) 3.9(1.1) 3.5(1.0)
Age×Depression 4.2(1.9)
Sex×Somatic disease 7.8(3.1) 4.4 (2.2)
Living alone×Somatic disease 9.0(3.6)
Living alone×Depression 11.1(4.8)
Somatic disease×Depression −17.0(6.5)
Age2 0.85(0.3)
R 2 3-152 0.230.270.320.230.18
  • The range of the scales are 0 to 100 and higher score indicates more fatigue.

  • 3-150 Only statistically significant coefficients shown (p<0.05).

  • 3-152 Raw R 2 estimating variance explained by the model.