Table 1 Cutoff scores used for age- and sex-standardised prevalence rates of fatigue

From: Age- and sex-standardised prevalence rates of fatigue in a large hospital-based sample of cancer patients

Age group

⩽39 years

40–59 years

⩾60 years

Men

⩽8

⩽10

⩽13

Women

⩽10

⩽11

⩽13

  1. Note: Cutoff scores were set such that 75% of the general population in the same age and gender groups would be classified as not fatigued (Schwarz et al, 2003).
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