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Associations were evaluated using Spearman correlation, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, and robust linear regression analyses.\nResults: The median FACIT-F score was 37.0 [IQR 27.0 \u2013 45.0], and 35.6% of patients had moderate-to-severe fatigue. FACIT-F correlated negatively with DAS28 (\u03c1 = \u22120.381; p &amp;lt; 0.001). In multivariable robust regression, DAS28 remained associated with FACIT-F score after adjustment for age and disease duration (\u03b2 = \u22123.54; 95% confidence interval \u22125.39 to \u22121.68; p &amp;lt; 0.001), whereas age and disease duration were not significant. FACIT-F scores differed by sex and employment status but not by treatment category.\nConclusion: Fatigue is a prevalent and clinically important symptom in RA. 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