title: Risk factors of fatigue status among Chinese adolescents.
abstract: In recent years, fatigue is common among adolescents. The aim of this study is to evaluate fatigue status and find related factors of fatigue among students ranged from 13-26 years from Wuhu, China. This is a case-control, cross-sectional observational study. The students from six middle schools (high school? 26 years old?) in Wuhu city were recruited, Self-Rating Fatigue Scale (SFS) was used to measure the fatigue status among students ranged from 13-26 years, and some demographic characteristics of students also was determined. A total of 726 students are included in our study. A significant difference was observed between fatigue status and grade, a balanced diet, the partial eclipse, picky for food, lack of sleep, excessive fatigue, drinking (P < 0.05). The risk factors of fatigue status include myopia, partial eclipse, picky for food, lacking of sleep, drinking; grade while a balanced diet is the protective factor of fatigue. Therefore, the school should pay more attention to the fatigue among students in middle school in China, and take some properly measures to reduce the fatigue.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Wannan Medical College Wuhu, Anhui 241002, China.
authors.forename: Yuelong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Wannan Medical College Wuhu, Anhui 241002, China.
authors.forename: Baozhen
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Wannan Medical College Wuhu, Anhui 241002, China.
authors.forename: Yijun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Wannan Medical College Wuhu, Anhui 241002, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Wannan Medical College Wuhu, Anhui 241002, China.
authors.forename: Lianping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Wannan Medical College Wuhu, Anhui 241002, China.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Wannan Medical College Wuhu, Anhui 241002, China.
authors.forename: Qianqian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Wannan Medical College Wuhu, Anhui 241002, China.
authors.forename: Qingxiu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Wannan Medical College Wuhu, Anhui 241002, China.
authors.forename: Yingshui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yao
keywords: China; adolescents; fatigue status; influencing factors; recurrent and chronic pain