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Table 2 Baseline values of outcome measures

From: Fluvoxamine for fatigue in primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis: a randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN88246634]

 

Fluvoxamine (n = 17)

Placebo (n = 16)

P-value

VAS Fatigue

7.40

7.45

0.91

VAS Pruritus

3.50

1.15

0.33

Beck Depression Inventory

11.0

10.5

0.45

FFSS

   Physical Domain

24.0

16.5

0.25

   Cognitive Domain

15.0

9.0

0.04

   Social Domain

37.0

22.5

0.04

MFI

   General Fatigue

18.0

17.5

0.78

   Physical Fatigue

16.0

14.0

0.22

   Reduction in Activity

15.0

13.0

0.30

   Reduction in Motivation

13.0

10.0

0.17

   Mental Fatigue

13.0

13.0

0.90

SF-36

   Physical Functioning

65.0

70.0

0.47

   Role Functioning Physical

25.0

25.0

0.35

   Bodily Pain

62.0

62.0

0.55

   General Health

40.0

35.0

0.63

   Vitality

45.0

40.0

0.64

   Social Functioning

62.5

62.5

0.34

   Role Emotional Functioning

100.0

66.7

0.46

   Mental Health

56.0

60.0

0.28

   Reported Health Transition

4.0

4.0

1.00

  1. All results are expressed as median scores.