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 | ||||
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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.