| HC | ME/CFS | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 44.10 ± 10.39 | 43.9 ± 10.71 | 0.853 |
Gender n (%) |  |  |  > 0.9999 |
 Female | 9 (90.0%) | 9 (90.0%) |  |
 Male | 1 (10.0%) | 1 (10.0%) |  |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.68 ± 3.96 | 25.74 ± 5.49 | 0.280 |
Employment Status | Â | Â | Â |
 Full Time | 6 (60.0%) | 2 (20.0%) | 0.0090 |
 Part Time | 3 (30.0%) | 1 (10.0%) | |
 Casual | 1 (10.0%) | 1 (10.0%) | |
 Unemployed | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
 Illness/disability | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (60.0%) | |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
 Primary education | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.9985 |
 High school | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (10.0%) | |
 Undergraduate | 5 (50.0%) | 3 (30.0%) | |
 Postgraduate/doctoral | 2 (20.0%) | 4 (40.0%) | |
 Other | 3 (30.0%) | 2 (20.0%) |