PA Group (N = 23)

Control Group (N = 32)

p value

Women (%)

20 (87.0%)

22 (68.8%)

0.21

Mean age ± SD

(min-max)

43.39 ± 9.14

(25 - 65)

40.87 ± 11.06

(21 - 65)

0.12

Mean Disease Duration in months ± SD

(min-max)

136.47 ± 86.75

(24 - 360)

128.34 ± 116.46

(12 - 360)

0.78

Married (%)

17 (73.9%)

19 (59.4%)

0.41

Tertiary Education (%)

19 (82.6%)

20 (62.5%)

0.19

Mean Healthy Lifestyle Score ± SD

(min-max)

8.39 ± 2.27

(3 - 14)

7.71 ± 2.09

(4 - 12)

0.26

Mean Stress score ± SD

(min-max)

8.78 ± 4.71

(0 - 21)

7.28 ± 5.13

(0 - 19)

0.27

Mean Anxiety score ± SD

(min-max)

3.86 ± 2.88

(0 - 10)

3.12 ± 3.49

(0 - 13)

0.70

Mean Depression score ± SD

(min-max)

5.08 ± 5.38

(0 - 21)

4.53 ± 5.0

(0 - 17)

0.41

Mean Confrontative Coping score ± SD

(min-max)

6 ± 2.93

(1 - 11)

7.06 ± 2.04

(2 - 11)

0.14

Mean Seeking Social Support score ± SD

(min-max)

10.96 ± 3.66

(2 - 18)

11.5 ± 3.81

(2 - 17)

0.27

Mean Escape-Avoidance Score ± SD

(min-max)

15.26 ± 4.48

(5 - 22)

16.15 ± 4.39

(6 - 24)

0.46

Mean Positive Approach score ± SD

(min-max)

24.52 ± 8

(2 - 32)

26.28 ± 5.54

(8 - 33)

0.34

Mean Physical Fatigue score ± SD

(min-max)

59.39 ± 1.95

(20 - 87)

50.71 ± 26.29

(0 - 100)

0.19

Mean Mental Fatigue score ± SD

(min-max)

58.34 ± 25.58

(11 - 98)

44.12 ± 28.40

(0 - 100)

0.06

Mean Cognitive Fatigue score ± SD

(min-max)

43.91 ± 23.20

(0 - 90)

44.65 ± 25.60

(0 - 100)

0.91

Mean SDMT score ± SD

(min-max)

46.43 ± 14.10

(23 - 71)

40.81 ± 14.30

(18 - 71)

0.15

Mean CVLT score ± SD

(min-max)

62.13 ± 10.08

(40 - 78)

55.96 ± 13.13

(31 - 76)

0.07

Mean BVMT score ± SD

(min-max)

25.65 ± 7.51

(13 - 36)

19.15 ± 8.65

(0 - 32)

0.01^*