Table 2 Cox model with hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals of Chronic fatigue syndrome associated with pathogens, sex and age

3.67

1.00 (reference)

–

1.00 (reference)

–

5.40

1.5 (1.46, 1.53)***

 0.001

1.5 (1.47, 1.54)***

 0.001

3.67

1.00 (reference)

–

1.00 (reference)

–

4.95

1.36 (1.3, 1.42)***

< 0.001

1.09 (1.04, 1.14)***

< 0.001

5.35

1.47 (0.66, 3.28)

0.3437

1.71 (0.77, 3.81)

0.1881

5.76

1.59 (1.47, 1.73)***

< 0.001

1.45 (1.34, 1.57)***

< 0.001

5.83

1.62 (1.46, 1.8)***

< 0.001

1.17 (1.05, 1.3)**

0.0052

5.05

1.39 (1.34, 1.44)***

< 0.001

1.43 (1.37, 1.48)***

< 0.001

6.60

1.84 (1.27, 2.64)**

0.0011

1.86 (1.29, 2.67)***

< 0.001

5.13

1.42 (1.2, 1.68)***

< 0.001

1.41 (1.19, 1.67)***

< 0.001

5.93

1.65 (1.3, 2.08)***

< 0.001

1.38 (1.09, 1.74)**

0.0075

4.01

1.09 (0.35, 3.39)

0.8784

0.93 (0.3, 2.87)

0.8937

5.58

1.56 (1.52, 1.6)***

< 0.001

1.67 (1.63, 1.71)***

< 0.001

4.96

1.35 (0.85, 2.14)

0.2037

1.38 (0.87, 2.19)

0.1756

3.73

1.03 (0.82, 1.28)

0.8089

0.93 (0.75, 1.16)

0.5387

4.60

1.32 (0.98, 1.78)

0.0638

1.22 (0.91, 1.64)

0.185

11.77

3.21 (1.04, 9.91)*

0.0425

3.37 (1.09, 10.44)*

0.0355

4.85

1.00 (reference)

–

1.00 (reference)

–

4.34

0.89 (0.87, 0.91)***

< 0.001

0.91 (0.89, 0.93)***

< 0.001

3.78

1.00 (reference)

–

1.00 (reference)

–

5.10

1.35 (1.32, 1.39)***

< 0.001

1.2 (1.17, 1.23)***

< 0.001

7.34

1.97 (1.91, 2.03)***

< 0.001

1.59 (1.54, 1.65)***

< 0.001