Table 7 Illness states for CFS subjects at follow-up
From: A population-based study of the clinical course of chronic fatigue syndrome
No. of subjects | 1-year follow-up (N = 59) | 2-years follow-up (N = 39) | 3-years follow-up (N = 24) |
|---|---|---|---|
10 | CFS | No visit | No visit |
1 | CFS | No visit | CFS |
1 | CFS | CFS | No visit |
2 | CFS | Partial Remission | No visit |
1 | CFS | Partial Remission | No visit |
1 | CFS | Partial Remission | CFS |
1 | CFS | Temporary exclusion | Partial Remission |
1 | CFS | Permanent exclusion | - |
1 | CFS | Permanent exclusion | - |
3 | Partial Remission | No visit | No visit |
3 | Partial Remission | CFS | No visit |
1 | Partial Remission | CFS | CFS |
1 | Partial Remission | CFS | Partial Remission |
1 | Partial Remission | CFS | Temporary exclusion |
2 | Partial Remission | Partial Remission | No visit |
1 | Partial Remission | Partial Remission | CFS |
2 | Partial Remission | Partial Remission | Partial Remission |
1 | Partial Remission | Partial Remission | Partial Remission |
1 | Partial Remission | Partial Remission | Permanent exclusion |
2 | Partial Remission | Temporary exclusion | Partial Remission |
1 | Partial Remission | Temporary exclusion | Permanent exclusion |
3 | Partial Remission | Total Remission | Total Remission |
1 | Total Remission | No visit | Partial Remission |
1 | Total Remission | Permanent exclusion | - |
2 | Total Remission | Permanent exclusion | - |
1 | Total Remission | Total Remission | No visit |
5 | Temporary exclusion | No visit | No visit |
1 | Temporary exclusion | Partial Remission | No visit |
1 | Temporary exclusion | Temporary exclusion | No visit |
1 | Temporary exclusion | Temporary exclusion | Partial Remission |
3 | Permanent exclusion | - | - |
1 | Permanent exclusion | - | - |
1 | Permanent exclusion | - | - |
1 | No visit | No visit | Permanent exclusion |
1 | No visit | CFS | CFS |
1 | No visit | Partial Remission | Partial Remission |
1 | No visit | Partial Remission | Partial Remission |
1 | No visit | Partial Remission | Permanent exclusion |
1 | No visit | Permanent exclusion | - |
% Partial remission | 37.3 | 38.5 | 45.8 |
% Total remission | 8.5 | 10.3 | 12.5 |