Table 3.

Characteristics of the subjects divided according to CFS duration

	6-60 months	61-120 months
Age	33.6 ± 1.7 (n = 25)	36.9 ± 1.5 (n = 30)
Male	9	15
Female	16	15
BMI (kg/m2)	21.4 ± 0.63 (n = 25)	21.1 ± 0.59 (n = 30)
α-MSH (pg/mL)	20.8 ± 1.2 (n = 25)	15.6 ± 1.4 (n = 30)*
ACTH (pg/mL)	29.3 ± 3.7 (n = 18)	23.44 ± 3.3 (n = 25)
Cortisol (mg/dL)	16.4 ± 1.6 (n = 18)	12.9 ± 1.2 (n = 25)
DHEA-S (mg/dL)	163.4 ± 16.5 (n = 18)	167.88 ± 15.7 (n = 25)

Results are given as mean ± SEM.

*p < 0.05 between 6-60-month group and 61-120-month group (Tukey's test).