Table 1 Cohort characteristics
From: Autoimmune gene expression profiling of fingerstick whole blood in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
|  | ME/CFS | Controls | Mann–Whitney U test |
|---|---|---|---|
Total # unique subjects | 166 | 83 | NA |
Age (years) | 50.8 ± 12.8 | 44.8 ± 14.8 | p = 0.00124 |
Gender | |||
 Female | 125 | 44 | NA |
 Male | 38 | 34 | NA |
Unreported | 3 | 5 | NA |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.8 ± 6.6 | 25.8 ± 5.0 | p = 0.522 |
 Underweight (< 18.5) | 5 (3%) | 2 (2%) | NA |
 Healthy Weight (18.5–24.9) | 72 (43%) | 34 (41%) | p = 0.896 |
 Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 46 (28%) | 28 (34%) | p = 0.569 |
 Obesity (> 30.0) | 40 (24%) | 13 (16%) | p = 0.271 |
 Unreported | 3 (2%) | 6 (7%) | NA |
Ethnicity | |||
 Asian | 2 (1%) | 26 (31%) | NA |
 Caucasian (White) | 152 (92%) | 43 (52%) | NA |
 Hispanic (non-White) | 4 (2%) | 4 (5%) | NA |
 Other | 5 (3%) | 4 (5%) | NA |
 African American/Black | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | NA |
 Unreported | 3 (2%) | 5 (6%) | NA |