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Table 2 SF-36 Scores of 1994 CDC defined patients, ICC defined patients, and healthy controls

From: A comparison of health status in patients meeting alternative definitions for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis

Scores

1994 CDC patients mean (SD)

ICC patients mean (SD)

Healthy controls mean (SD)

1994 CDC vs ICC

1994 CDC vs controls

ICC vs controls

Physical functioning

58.7 (20.9)

35.0 (23.3)

96.1 (8.4)

p = 0.002

p = 0.000

p = 0.000

Physical role

21.1 (29.2)

1.25 (5.6)

96.4 (14.8)

p = 0.005

p = 0.000

p = 0.000

Bodily pain

62.9 (24.6)

44.8 (26.2)

94.3 (9.6)

P = 0.030

p = 0.000

p = 0.000

General health

36.8 (21.3)

31.3 (21.5)

82.5 (9.6)

p > 0.05

p = 0.000

p = 0.000

Vitality

26.6 (15.4)

19.2 (18.0)

67.6 (15.9)

p > 0.05

p = 0.000

p = 0.000

Emotional role

52.6 (46.2)

47.4 (48.8)

92.0 (21.2)

p > 0.05

p = 0.000

p = 0.000

Social functioning

26.8 (21.4)

19.2 (15.6)

94.9 (10.6)

p = 0.002

p = 0.000

p = 0.000

Mental health

66.2 (21.2)

62.5 (22.9)

79.1 (14.6)

p > 0.05

p = 0.018

p = 0.003

  1. Lower scores indicate greater impairment.