Title: Prevalence and factors associated with fatigue in patients with ulcerative colitis in China:
A cross-sectional study
Version: 1 Date: 18 Apr 2022
Reviewer's report:
This study was a cross-sectional observational study regarding fatigue in Chinese UC patients.
Results showed that many Chinese UC patients was feeling fatigue.
Regarding the risk factors of fatigue, there were some points that were in agreement with past
papers and some that were not. It was a cross-sectional observational study, therefore it was not
possible to evaluate how treatment improved fatigue. Overall, this reviewer feels weakness in
terms of the novelty.
The authors should consider in a little more detail the differences from the results from the
Western countries. Did the differences in social conditions between China and the West affect
results?
In Table 3, R2 coefficient of determination showed that the factors only explained 31.2% of
variance. Please discuss about other possible factors.
Was there any influence of COVID-19?
Title: Prevalence and factors associated with fatigue in patients with ulcerative colitis in China:
A cross-sectional study
Version: 1 Date: 18 Apr 2022
Reviewer's report:
This study was a cross-sectional observational study regarding fatigue in Chinese UC patients.
Results showed that many Chinese UC patients was feeling fatigue.
Regarding the risk factors of fatigue, there were some points that were in agreement with past
papers and some that were not. It was a cross-sectional observational study, therefore it was not
possible to evaluate how treatment improved fatigue. Overall, this reviewer feels weakness in
terms of the novelty.
The authors should consider in a little more detail the differences from the results from the
Western countries. Did the differences in social conditions between China and the West affect
results?
In Table 3, R2 coefficient of determination showed that the factors only explained 31.2% of
variance. Please discuss about other possible factors.
Was there any influence of COVID-19?
Please review this paper.
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Title: Prevalence and factors associated with fatigue in patients with ulcerative colitis in China:
A cross-sectional study
Version: 1 Date: 18 Apr 2022
Reviewer's report:
This study was a cross-sectional observational study regarding fatigue in Chinese UC patients.
Results showed that many Chinese UC patients was feeling fatigue.
Regarding the risk factors of fatigue, there were some points that were in agreement with past
papers and some that were not. It was a cross-sectional observational study, therefore it was not
possible to evaluate how treatment improved fatigue. Overall, this reviewer feels weakness in
terms of the novelty.
The authors should consider in a little more detail the differences from the results from the
Western countries. Did the differences in social conditions between China and the West affect
results?
In Table 3, R2 coefficient of determination showed that the factors only explained 31.2% of
variance. Please discuss about other possible factors.
Was there any influence of COVID-19?
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