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Table 1 Characteristics of participants in the study

From: Immunological abnormalities as potential biomarkers in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

Parameters Measured

CFS/ME (n = 95)

Controls (n = 50)

p-values

Sex

Female 70.5%

Female 57.7%

 
 

Male 29.5%

Male 42.3%

 

Mean Age

46.47 ± 11.7

41.9 ± 9.6

0.11

Height (cm)

167.47 ± 13.2

167.9 ± 8.9

0.16

Weight (lbs)

169.8 ± 140.7

159.8 ± 46.5

0.11

White Blood Cells

5.8 ± 1.4

6.3 ± 1.8

0.68

Lymphocyte (%)

38 ± 5.7

33.6 ± 7.9

0.03

Monocytes (%)

5.90 ± 1.4

5.6 ± 2.2

0.30

Granulocyte (%)

56.3 ± 7.1

60.8 ± 8.2

0.06

Lymphocyte (x103/μL)

2.3 ± 0.8

2.03 ± 0.6

0.24

Monocytes (x103/μL)

0.8 ± 4.2

0.34 ± 0.2

0.51

Granulocyte (x103/μL)

3.3 ± 1.0

3.87 ± 1.5

0.21

Red Blood Cells (x106/μL)

4.3 ± 0.5

4.56 ± 0.4

0.08

Heamoglobin (g/L)

131.6 ± 12.4

137.0 ± 11.7

0.15

Hematocrit (%)

43.8 ± 3.3

43.68 ± 13.0

0.89