Table 2 Results of serum total carnitine levels and free carnitine levels between the ME/CFS/SEID patient group and the healthy control group
| Â | Total carnitine levels, ÎĽmol/L (SD) | Free carnitine levels, ÎĽmol/L (SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Study | ME/CFS/SEID patient group | Healthy control group | P-valuea | ME/CFS/SEID patient group | Healthy control group | P-valuea |
Kuratsune H, et al. [12] | No data | No data | Â | 51.8 (9.5) | 56.2 (9.7) | NS |
Kuratsune H, et al. [13] | No data | No data | Â | M 53.5 (8.5), F 46.8 (8.2) | No data | NS |
Plioplys AV, et al. [14] | M 49.9 (9.1), F 41.2 (9.5) | M 59.3 (11.9), F 51.5 (11.6) | p < 0.05 | M 40.6 (8.9), F 32.1 (6.9) | M 46.8 (10.0), F 40.1 (9.5) | p < 0.05 |
Kuratsune H, et al. [15]b | No data | No data |  | 34.8 (7.8) | 38.5 (8.1) | p < 0.05 |
Kuratsune H, et al. [15]c | No data | No data | Â | No data | M 56.1 (10.7), F 43.6 (10.0) | Â |
Soetekouw PM, et al. [16] | 46.9 (7.6) | 48.9 (8.2) | NS | 35.4 (7.6) | 36.8 (6.5) | NS |
Jones MG, et al. [17] | 40.5 (8.7) | 43.1 (9.8) | NS | 33.2 (7.9) | 36.6 (9.5) | NS |
Reuter SE, et al. [18] | 58.8 (13.6) | 59.5 (12.9) | NS | 45.0 (11.3) | 45.2 (9.79) | NS |