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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of subjects with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and non-fatigued subjects in Wichita, Kansas

From: Medication Use by Persons with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Results of a Randomized Telephone Survey in Wichita, Kansas

Characteristic*

CFS subjects (n = 90)

Non-fatigued subjects (n = 63)

Age (mean years, SD)

44.4 (10.3)

43.3 (13.5)

Female (%)

85.6

57.1

Race/ethnicity (%)

  

   White

90.0

93.7

   African American

2.2

4.8

   American Indian

5.6

0.0

   Hispanic

1.1

0.0

   Other

1.1

1.6

High School education (%)

62.2

74.6

Income ≥ $40,000

42.2

54.1

  1. * No significant differences between CFS and non-fatigued subjects except for female sex (χ2 test, p < .0001)