Chronic fatigue is associated with increased disease-related worries and concerns in inflammatory bowel disease

Table 5 Correlation (Spearman’s ρ) between rating form of inflammatory bowel disease patient concerns sum, fatigue questionnaire sum, Norwegian inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire total and Short Form 36 dimensions

	CD (n = 48)	UC (n = 92)
	RFIPC sum score	RFIPC sum score
FQ
TF	0.36	0.49
N-IBDQ
IBDQ Total	-0.53	-0.51
SF-36
PF	-0.34	-0.40
RP	-0.28	-0.48
BP	-0.22	-0.44
GH	-0.49	-0.43
VT	-0.32	-0.48
SF	-0.40	-0.57
RE	-0.12	-0.49
MH	-0.31	-0.50

RFIPC: Rating form of inflammatory bowel disease patient concerns; CD: Crohn’s disease; UC: Ulcerative colitis; FQ: Fatigue questionnaire; TF: Total fatigue; N-IBDQ: Norwegian inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire; SF-36: Short Form 36; PF: Physical functioning; RP: Role physical; BP: Bodily pain; GH: General health; VT: Vitality; SF: Social functioning; RE: Role emotional; MH: Mental health.