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. 2024 Jan 19;14:1758. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-52005-7

Table 1.

Epidemiological Data; CFQ-11 and ESS were higher in the post-COVID patients, while education, age and sex were equivalent.

Data Patients (97) Controls (77) p-value
Mean Median Median CI 95% Mean Median Median CI 95%
Sex (female) 61/97 (62.9%) 53/77 (68.8%) 0.413
Age 41 39 [37.0–42.0] 38.2 36 [34.0–40.0] 0.082
Education (years) 15.7 16 [15.1–16.9] 16.9 16 [14.9–17.0] 0.192
CFQ-11 (Fatigue) 11.5 11 [9.2–12.8] 7.3 6 [4.3–7.7]  < 0.001
ESS (Daytime excessive somnolence) 8.6 8 [6.8–9.2] 6.9 6 [4.9–7.1] 0.015

Sex distribution was compared with Chi-square test; Continuous variables were compared with Mann–Whitney U tests.

CFQ Chalder fatigue questionnaire, ESS epworth sleepiness scale, CI confidence interval.

Significant values are in bold.