Descriptive characteristics of the children and parents included in this study
| Entire group (N=204) | Disease groups | |||
| Autoimmune disease (n=105) | Cystic fibrosis (n=51) | Postcancer treatment (n=48) | ||
| Child characteristics | ||||
| Age (years), mean±SD | 11.1±4.4 | 12.2±3.9 | 11.3±4.8 | 8.4±3.9 |
| Sex (male), n (%) | 83 (41) | 35 (33) | 24 (47) | 25 (50) |
| Fatigue,* median (IQR) | 83.3 (62.5–95.8) | 79.2 (58.3–93.8) | 79.2 (58.3–95.8) | 91.7 (68.8–100) |
| Parent characteristics | ||||
| Age (years), mean±SD | 43.6±6.4 | 44.9±5.8 | 43.2±6.9 | 41.1±6.3 |
| Sex (male), n (%) | 49 (24) | 22 (21) | 15 (29) | 12 (25) |
*Measured with the General Fatigue Scale of the PedsQL Multidimensional Fatigue Scale, range 0–100; higher scores indicate less fatigue.