High prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome in patients with Takayasu's arteritis: A case-control study

Abstract

Patients with Takayasu's arteritis (TAK) have several symptoms that can hamper their quality of life. However, little is known about the prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and its contribution to reducing the quality of life and the daily activity levels (ADLs) in these patients. METHODSThis cross-sectional study included 53 TAK patients (ACR, 1990) were who age and gender-matched to 100 healthy individuals, from 2020 to 2021. Disease activity was assessed by ITAS2010. The ADLs was assessed by HAQ; physical activity was assessed by IPAQ-SF, whereas CFS was assessed using the fatigue severity scale (FSS), modified fatigue impact scale (MFIS), and analogue visual scale for fatigue.