Prefatory Matter
Corrected Tables for Fatigue Scales and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Issues of Sensitivity and Specificity, DSQ v.31 no.1 (Winter 2011)
Abstract
These tables correct formatting errors that appeared in the previous version of this article. These tables are authoritative and supercede those in the previous issue of DSQ.
How to Cite:
Jason, L., Evans, M., Brown, M., Porter, N., Brown, A., Hunnell, J., Anderson, V. & Lerch, A.,
(2011) “Corrected Tables for Fatigue Scales and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Issues of Sensitivity and Specificity, DSQ v.31 no.1 (Winter 2011)”,
Disability Studies Quarterly 31(2).
doi: https://doi.org/10.18061/dsq.v31i2.1598
Rights:
Leonard Jason, Meredyth Evans, Molly Brown, Nicole Porter, Abigail Brown, Jessica Hunnell, Valerie Anderson, Athena Lerch
Corrected Tables for
Jason, L. A., Evans, M., Brown, M., Porter, N., Brown, A., Hunnell, J., Anderson, V., & Lerch, A. Fatigue scales and chronic fatigue syndrome: Issues of sensitivity and specificity. Disability Studies Quarterly 31.1 (Winter 2011)
Table 1: AUC Values, Standard Errors and Confidence Intervals for Study 1- CFS vs. Control
| Scale | AUC | Std. Error | 95% C.I. | Cut-offs | Sensitivity | Specificity |
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| LB | UB |
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| MFTQ |
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| Wired | 0.84 | 0.03 | 0.79 | 0.89 | ≥18.13 | 0.90 | 0.52 |
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| Brain | 0.90 | 0.02 | 0.85 | 0.94 | ≥24.17 | 0.90 | 0.73 |
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| Energy | 0.90 | 0.02 | 0.85 | 0.94 | ≥18.75 | 0.90 | 0.71 |
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| Flu | 0.87 | 0.02 | 0.82 | 0.91 | ≥31.25 | 0.90 | 0.66 |
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| Post-exertional | 0.96 | 0.01 | 0.93 | 0.99 | ≥36.07 | 0.90 | 0.93 |
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| Ray |
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| Somatic | 0.80 | 0.03 | 0.74 | 0.85 | ≥1.16 | 0.90 | 0.56 |
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| Emotion | 0.54 | 0.04 | 0.47 | 0.62 | ≥0.61 | 0.90 | 0.12 |
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| Fatigue | 0.91 | 0.02 | 0.87 | 0.95 | ≥1.88 | 0.90 | 0.62 |
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| Cognitive | 0.84 | 0.03 | 0.79 | 0.89 | ≥1.41 | 0.90 | 0.50 |
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| FSS | 0.94 | 0.02 | 0.91 | 0.98 | ≥4.95 | 0.90 | 0.84 |
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| Fatigue Scale | 0.90 | 0.02 | 0.86 | 0.94 | ≥14.50 | 0.90 | 0.61 |
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Table 2: AUC Values, Standard Errors and Confidence Intervals for Study 2- CFS vs. MDD Combined
| Scale | AUC | Std. Error | 95% C.I. | Cut-offs | Sensitivity | Specificity |
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| LB | UB |
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| MFI |
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| Gen. Fatigue | 0.63 | 0.07 | 0.49 | 0.77 | ≥ 13 | 0.85 | 0.35 |
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| Red. Activity | 0.56 | 0.07 | 0.42 | 0.70 | ≥ 10 | 0.82 | 0.24 |
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| Meetsa | 0.54 | 0.07 | 0.40 | 0.68 | | 1.00 | 0.08 |
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| SI |
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| Totalb | 0.82 | 0.05 | 0.71 | 0.92 | ≥ 25 | 0.93 | 0.49 |
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| SF-36 |
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| Phys. Func. | 0.85 | 0.05 | 0.76 | 0.95 | ≤ 70 | 0.89 | 0.32 |
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| Role Phy. | 0.83 | 0.05 | 0.73 | 0.93 | ≤ 50 | 0.96 | 0.57 |
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| Soc. Func. | 0.63 | 0.07 | 0.48 | 0.77 | ≤ 75 | 0.93 | 0.16 |
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| Role Emo. | 0.24 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.36 | ≤ 66.7 | 0.30 | 0.19 |
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| Meetsc | 0.50 | 0.07 | 0.36 | 0.64 | | 1.00 | 0.00 |
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| Meets Criteriad | 0.72 | 0.06 | 0.60 | 0.85 | | 0.93 | 0.51 |
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a Meets Reeves et al. (2005) fatigue criterion for the empiric CFS case definition.
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