Table 1. Pain, quality of sleep, fatigue and general well-being in tertiles of negative live events
| VAS | Tertiles of the experience of the negative life events | P-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | ||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Pain, mm | 35 (22) | 42 (29) | 46 (29) | 0.073 |
| Sleep, mm | 36 (24) | 40 (29) | 53 (22) | 0.002 |
| Fatigue, mm | 42 (26) | 51 (28) | 58 (27) | 0.017 |
| General wellbeing, mm | 43 (25) | 53 (24) | 58 (21) | 0.005 |
*P for linearity; adjusted for age and duration of diagnosis.