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Table 1 Demographic information and clinical values for the respective study groups

From: Evaluation of four clinical laboratory parameters for the diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis

 

Age range

Age mean

CD57 (cells/mL)

sCD14 (ng/mL)

PGE2

IL-8 (pg/mL)

Reference range:

  

60–360

1430–2800

0.1–2.81*

0.17–6.45

0–15

Female controls (N = 70)

14–86

44.5

76

2654

1.83

13

Female cases (N = 69)

16–68

44

46

3425

7.97

1156

Male controls (N = 70)

18–70

43.5

103

2365

4.00

14

Male cases (N = 71)

15–67

43

58

2918

11.80

697

  1. * PGE2 values are given as a ratio to a reference range median; ranges are for females (top) and males (bottom)