From: Muscle sodium content in patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Subjects | Patients with ME/CFS (n = 6) | Controls (n = 6) | P-value ME/CFS versus Controls |
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Sex | Female | Female | – |
Age (years) | 30.3 (7.6) | 27.3 (4.8) | 0.4308 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.6 (4.1) | 23.4 (5.1) | 0.5253 |
Bell Score [0–100] | 30 (6.3) | – | – |
Chalder Fatigue Score [0–33] | 29.5 (1.4) | – | – |
Systolic blood pressure baseline | 108.0 (11.1) | 115.7 (8.0) | 0.1997 |
Diastolic blood pressure baseline | 63.2 (7.5) | 62.0 (2.8) | 0.7295 |
Mean arterial pressure baseline | 77.3 (8.8) | 78.7 (5.1) | 0.7560 |
Heart rate baseline | 63.8 (7.9) | 64.7 (6.0) | 0.8411 |
Systolic blood pressure after exercise | 119.8 (12.0) | 125.5 (10.8) | 0.4116 |
Diastolic blood pressure after exercise | 72.2 (11.9) | 71.0 (3.3) | 0.8215 |
Mean arterial pressure after exercise | 90.7 (8.4) | 87 (4.9) | 0.3777 |
Heart rate after exercise | 76.5 (6.7) | 69.8 (4.2) | 0.0672 |
Salt questionnaire [37] | |||
“How much do you like salty food?” | 6.0 (0.9) | 5.7 (2.9) | 0.7961 |
“How often do you add more salt to your food?” | 3.7 (2.0) | 4.7 (3.8) | 0.5819 |
“How much do you like salty snacks such as crisps?” | 5.5 (1.4) | 5.3 (3.4) | 0.9146 |
“How often do you eat in fast food restaurants?” | 2.0 (1.5) | 2.3 (0.8) | 0.6510 |
“How much money do you usually spend there?” (€) | 3.8 (4.9) | 7.0 (4.3) | 0.2640 |
“How often do you drink beverages without additional flavour?” | 7.7 (2.7) | 6.2 (3.7) | 0.4438 |
“How much do you drink daily?” (L) | 2.1 (0.4) | 2.1 (0.4) | > 0.9999 |