Table 1 Characteristics of study population, by group
From: Prevalence of and risk factors for severe cognitive and sleep symptoms in ME/CFS and MS
Variables | Categories | ME/CFS n (%) | MS n (%) | Healthy Control n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 54 (22.8) | 13 (27.7) | 39 (35.1) |
Female | 183 (77.2) | 34 (72.3) | 72 (64.9) | |
Age group | <30 | 40 (16.9) | 0 | 18 (16.2) |
30–39 | 48 (20.3) | 9 (19.1) | 24 (21.6) | |
40–49 | 65 (27.4) | 15 (31.9) | 30 (27.0) | |
50+ | 84 (35.4) | 23 (48.9) | 39 (35.1) | |
Ethnicity | White British | 220 (92.3) | 45 (95.7) | 96 (86.5) |
White Other | 5 (2.11) | 2 (4.26) | 6 (5.41) | |
Black African | 1 (0.42) | 0 | 1 (0.90) | |
Asian | 2 (0.84) | 0 | 4 (3.60) | |
Other | 7 (2.95) | 0 | 4 (3.60) | |
Income | <£15,000 | 71 (32.3) | 10 (24.4) | 23 (21.5) |
> = £15,000 | 149 (67.7) | 31 (75.6) | 84 (78.5) | |
Alcohol intakea | No Alcohol | 87 (36.7) | 9 (19.15) | 25 (22.5) |
<14Â units/week | 118 (49.8) | 27 (57.4) | 69 (62.1) | |
≥14 units/week | 32 (13.5) | 11 (23.4) | 17 (15.3) | |
Smoking status | Never Smoked | 150 (63,2) | 19 (40.4) | 78 (70.2) |
Ex-smoker | 62 (26.1) | 15 (31.9) | 0 | |
Current Smoker | 25 (10.5) | 13 (27.7) | 33 (29.8) | |
Depressiona | No depression | 143 (60.3) | 36 (81.8) | 111 (100) |
Depression | 94 (39.7) | 11 (23.4) | 0 |