Table 3 Significant predictors for the trajectories in multidimensional fatigue based on GEE analysis (N = 188).

Total fatigue

(Intercept)

12.312

5.193

2.371

2.135

22.490

0.018

Age

0.084

0.040

2.078

0.005

0.162

0.038

BMI

0.629

0.730

0.861

-0.802

2.059

0.389

Educational level

0.037

0.586

0.063

-1.112

1.186

0.950

Marital status

0.369

0.917

0.402

-1.429

2.166

0.688

Per-capita monthly income

0.060

0.573

0.105

-1.063

1.183

0.916

Whether received the surgery before

-0.512

1.218

-0.420

-2.898

1.875

0.674

Treatment plan

0.361

0.857

0.422

-1.318

2.041

0.673

Anxiety (SAS)

0.509

0.071

7.196

0.370

0.647

< 0.001

Depression (SDS)

0.596

0.070

8.500

0.459

0.734

< 0.001

Family adaptability

-0.070

0.084

-0.830

-0.235

0.095

0.406

Family cohesion

-0.005

0.091

-0.050

-0.182

0.173

0.960

General fatigue

(Intercept)

0.174

1.502

0.116

-2.770

3.119

0.908

Age

0.018

0.013

1.382

-0.007

0.043

0.167

BMI

0.043

0.206

0.206

-0.362

0.447

0.837

Educational level

0.164

0.165

0.995

-0.159

0.487

0.320

Marital status

-0.047

0.294

-0.161

-0.624

0.529

0.872

Per-capita monthly income

0.227

0.162

1.397

-0.091

0.545

0.162

Whether received the surgery before

0.036

0.342

0.105

-0.635

0.707

0.916

Treatment plan

-0.099

0.237

-0.419

-0.565

0.366

0.675

Anxiety (SAS)

0.144

0.018

7.776

0.107

0.180

< 0.001

Depression (SDS)

0.144

0.017

8.402

0.110

0.177

< 0.001

Family adaptability

-0.008

0.023

-0.349

-0.052

0.037

0.727

Family cohesion

-0.006

0.025

-0.260

-0.055

0.042

0.795

Physical fatigue

(Intercept)

3.686

1.436

2.568

0.872

6.500

0.010

Age

0.025

0.012

2.184

0.003

0.048

0.029

BMI

0.045

0.216

0.211

-0.377

0.468

0.833

Educational level

0.083

0.174

0.478

-0.258

0.424

0.633

Marital status

-0.079

0.292

-0.272

-0.651

0.493

0.786

Per-capita monthly income

-0.137

0.173

-0.791

-0.477

0.203

0.429

Whether received the surgery before

0.185

0.352

0.526

-0.505

0.875

0.599

Treatment plan

-0.105

0.259

-0.407

-0.612

0.402

0.684

Anxiety (SAS)

0.078

0.020

3.927

0.039

0.117

< 0.001

Depression (SDS)

0.126

0.019

6.664

0.089

0.163

< 0.001

Family adaptability

-0.024

0.026

-0.909

-0.075

0.028

0.343

Family cohesion

0.023

0.029

0.783

-0.034

0.079

0.434

Mental fatigue

(Intercept)

3.168

1.574

2.013

0.083

6.252

0.044

Age

0.001

0.013

0.084

-0.025

0.027

0.933

BMI

0.078

0.243

0.322

-0.398

0.555

0.748

Educational level

-0.277

0.157

-1.759

-0.586

0.032

0.079

Marital status

0.173

0.352

0.493

-0.516

0.863

0.622

Per-capita monthly income

0.071

0.159

0.449

-0.240

0.382

0.654

Whether received the surgery before

-0.574

0.300

-1.912

-1.162

0.014

0.056

Treatment plan

-0.126

0.176

-0.716

-0.470

0.219

0.474

Anxiety (SAS)

0.107

0.019

5.699

0.070

0.143

< 0.001

Depression (SDS)

0.112

0.017

6.505

0.078

0.146

< 0.001

Family adaptability

-0.003

0.023

-0.134

-0.048

0.042

0.893

Family cohesion

-0.020

0.024

-0.847

-0.067

0.027

0.397

Reduced activity

(Intercept)

2.746

1.408

1.950

-0.014

5.507

0.051

Age

0.012

0.012

0.990

-0.012

0.036

0.322

BMI

0.219

0.213

1.027

-0.199

0.637

0.304

Educational level

0.073

0.176

0.412

-0.273

0.418

0.680

Marital status

0.439

0.258

1.698

-0.068

0.945

0.090

Per-capita monthly income

0.119

0.174

0.685

-0.222

0.460

0.493

Whether received the surgery before

-0.121

0.306

-0.395

-0.721

0.479

0.693

Treatment plan

0.470

0.240

1.962

0.001

0.939

0.050

Anxiety (SAS)

0.087

0.020

4.341

0.048

0.126

< 0.001

Depression (SDS)

0.110

0.019

5.878

0.074

0.147

< 0.001

Family adaptability

-0.022

0.025

-0.876

-0.070

0.027

0.381

Family cohesion

0.015

0.026

0.570

-0.036

0.066

0.569

Reduced motivation

(Intercept)

2.860

1.548

1.847

-0.174

5.895

0.065

Age

0.027

0.011

2.442

0.005

0.050

0.015

BMI

0.243

0.236

1.030

-0.219

0.705

0.303

Educational level

-0.005

0.181

-0.027

-0.360

0.351

0.979

Marital status

-0.124

0.300

-0.414

-0.712

0.464

0.679

Per-capita monthly income

-0.219

0.172

-1.274

-0.556

0.118

0.203

Whether received the surgery before

-0.039

0.327

-0.119

-0.680

0.602

0.905

Treatment plan

0.223

0.209

1.068

-0.186

0.631

0.285

Anxiety (SAS)

0.092

0.017

5.333

0.058

0.126

< 0.001

Depression (SDS)

0.104

0.018

5.864

0.069

0.138

< 0.001

Family adaptability

-0.014

0.025

-0.549

-0.062

0.035

0.583

Family cohesion

-0.020

0.026

-0.753

-0.072

0.032

0.451