| |
CFS/ME
|
HC
|
P Value
|
|---|
|
Age (years)
|
42.5 ± 3.5
|
43.5 ± 3.9
|
0.699
|
|
Gender n(%)
|
|
Male
|
1
|
1
|
1.000
|
|
Female
|
5
|
5
| |
|
BMI (kg/m2)
|
24.04 ± 0.74
|
23.8 ± 1.46
|
0.589
|
|
WHODAS
|
47.4 ± 6.47
|
4.34 ± 3.68
|
0.002
|
|
SF-36
|
|
General Health (%)
|
28.47 ± 5.63
|
75.69 ± 3.3
|
0.002
|
|
Physical Functioning (%)
|
35.83 ± 8.89
|
95.83 ± 1.54
|
0.002
|
|
Role Physical (%)
|
5.27 ± 4.09
|
97.92 ± 2.08
|
0.002
|
|
Role Emotional (%)
|
70.48 ± 15.32
|
100 ± 0
|
0.180
|
|
Social Functioning (%)
|
35.42 ± 13.85
|
98 ± 2
|
0.030
|
|
Body Pain (%)
|
37 ± 14.12
|
94.58 ± 2.45
|
0.004
|
|
Pathology
|
|
White Cell Count (× 109/L)
|
6.18 ± 0.38
|
6.15 ± 0.51
|
1.000
|
|
Lymphocytes (× 109/L)
|
2.11 ± 0.22
|
1.85 ± 0.10
|
0.132
|
|
Neutrophils (× 109/L)
|
3.24 ± 0.28
|
3.62 ± 0.10
|
0.589
|
|
Monocytes (× 109/L)
|
0.52 ± 0.03
|
0.48 ± 0.08
|
0.699
|
|
Eosinophils (× 109/L)
|
0.26 ± 0.10
|
0.15 ± 0.03
|
0.394
|
|
Basophils (× 109/L)
|
0.05 ± 0.01
|
0.05 ± 0.01
|
0.937
|
|
Platelet (× 109/L)
|
237 ± 8.99
|
269.33 ± 16.64
|
0.180
|
|
Red Cell Count (× 1012/L)
|
4.49 ± 0.17
|
4.80 ± 0.31
|
0.485
|
|
Haematocrit
|
0.40 ± 0.01
|
0.42 ± 0.02
|
0.394
|
|
Haemoglobin (g/L)
|
137.17 ± 5.88
|
140.83 ± 5.17
|
0.485
|
- Data presented as mean ± SEM. Abbreviations: CFS/ME, chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis; HC, healthy controls; BMI, body mass index; WHODAS: World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule
