Table 3 Demographic data and adherence to the CDC-criteria for CFS
From: Health related quality of life in adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome: a cross-sectional study
CFS patients | Controls | |
|---|---|---|
N = 120 | N = 39 | |
Variable | n (%) | n (%) |
Male | 34 (28) | 11 (28.2) |
Female | 86 (72) | 28 (71.8) |
CDC criteria | 88 (74) | NA |
Lives together with both parents | 85 (73) | 26 (70) |
BMI (adjusted for age and gender) | ||
Normal weight (BMI <25) | 100 (83.3) | 37 (94.9) |
Moderate overweight (25 ≤ BMI < 30) | 14 (11.7) | 2 (5.1) |
Severe overweight (BMI ≥30) | 6 (5.0) | 0 (0) |
MFQ (depressive symptoms)a | 47 (39) | 3 (8) |
Parents highest education | ||
Primary school | 5 (4.3) | 0 (0) |
Secondary school | 30 (26) | 8 (23) |
Lower university | 34 (29) | 9 (23) |
Higher university | 48 (41) | 19 (54) |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
Age | 15.4 (1.6) | 15.2 (1.6) |
Disease duration (months) | 21.4 (15.2) | NA |
School absence %b | 65 (30) | 2.1 (6.8) |