Table 1 Participant demographics
| Â | HC | ME/CFS | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 44.2 ± 3.14 | 43.93 ± 2.94 | 0.951 |
Gender n (%) | |||
 Female | 9 (60%) | 9 (60%) | 1.000 |
 Male | 6 (40%) | 6 (40%) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.8 ± 0.67 | 24.95 ± 1.07 | 0.374 |
Work status | |||
 Full time | 10 (66.7%) | 3 (20%) |  < 0.001 |
 Part time | 4 (26.7%) | 3 (20%) | |
 Casual | 0 (0%) | 1 (6.7%) | |
 Unemployed | 1 (6.7%) | 2 (13.3%) | |
 Illness/disability | 0 (0%) | 6 (40%) | |
Education | |||
 Primary education | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.751 |
High school | 1 (6.7%) | 3 (20%) | |
 Undergraduate | 5 (33.3%) | 6 (40%) | |
 Postgraduate/doctoral | 7 (46.7%) | 5 (33.3%) | |
 Other | 2 (13.3%) | 1 (6.7%) | |