Table 1 General characteristics of subjects by recruitment classification.
From: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – A clinically empirical approach to its definition and study
CFS (n = 58) | CFS-MDDm (n = 27) | ISF (n = 59) | ISF-MDDm (n = 28) | Control (n = 55) | All (N = 227) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% Women | 86.2 | 77.8 | 71.2 | 92.9 | 85.5 | 81.9 |
Median age (years) | 51.5 | 48.0 | 50.0 | 51.5 | 51.0 | 51 |
% White | 94.8 | 92.6 | 93.2 | 92.9 | 96.4 | 94.3 |
BMI (%) | ||||||
<18.5: Underweight | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
18.5–24.9: Normal | 13.8 | 33.3 | 20.3 | 21.4 | 16.4 | 19.4 |
25–29.9: Overweight | 41.4 | 29.6 | 32.2 | 35.7 | 36.4 | 34.7 |
30–34.9: Obese | 31.0 | 29.6 | 35.6 | 21.4 | 34.5 | 31.7 |
≥35: Morbidly Obese | 12.1 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 21.4 | 10.9 | 11.9 |