Table 4 Final cluster solution–differences in symptoms and functional abilities
Cluster | 1: Pain tolerant & good cognitions (n = 40) | 2: Restored HPA dynamics (n = 15) | 3: Orthostatic intolerance (n = 20) | 4: Low-grade inflammation (n = 4) | 5: Pain intolerant & poor cognitions (n = 33) | 6: High vagal activity (n = 3) | p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CFQ-mean [95% CI] | 18.9 [17.0, 20.9] | 17.5 [13.8, 21.2] | 18.6 [16.0, 21.1] | 23.8 [19.0, 28.5] | 20.7 [18.3, 23.1] | 17.3 [10.2, 24.5] | 0.344 |
PEM-mean (Mean Rank) | 3.8 (47.9) | 4.0 (56.6) | 3.8 (48.1) | 3.8 (n.a) | 4.2 (59.0) | 4.3 (n.a.) | 0.074 |
MFQ-mean [95% CI] | 18.1 [15.0, 21.2] | 18.9 [10.6, 27.3] | 14.7 [11.3, 18.0] | 24.0 [12.5, 35.5] | 17.9 [14.4, 21.4] | 14.0 [-8.8, 36.8] | 0.559 |
Steps per day-mean [95% CI] | 5100 [4396, 5804] | 5573 [3906, 7240] | 4225 [3091, 5358]] | 4015 [130, 7899] | 3942 [3211, 4672] | 3008 [1837, 4178] | 0.063 |
FDI-mean [95% CI] | 21.6 [19.2, 24.1] | 19.7 [14.6, 24.7] | 21.1 [17.2, 25.0] | 28.8 [11.2, 46.3] | 29.3 [25.8, 32.7] | 21.0 [8.6, 33.4] | <0.001 |
PedsQL–mean [95% CI] | 52.1 [48.5, 55.6] | 51.7 [42.4, 60.9] | 51.0 [44.6, 57.5] | 44.0 [36.9, 51.1] | 42.7 [38.2, 47.1] | 44.5 [23.5, 65.6] | 0.013 |