Table 3.
General Physical Activities of CFS Diagnosed Adolescents and Matched Controls Before and During Mononucleosis (MONO) Infection (N=39)
| CFS | Control | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAQ Activity Scale | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | t | p | |
| 20min hard exercise | before MONO | 3.15 | 1.44 | 3.69 | 1.36 | −1.696 | .09 |
| during MONO | 2.05 | 1.17 | 2.46 | 1.55 | −1.318 | .19 | |
| 20min light exercise | before MONO | 3.95 | 1.21 | 3.87 | 1.26 | .275 | .78 |
| during MONO | 3.46 | 1.25 | 3.05 | 1.43 | 1.346 | .18 | |
| TV/Video/Computer | before MONO | 2.72 | .92 | 2.82 | .82 | −.520 | .61 |
| during MONO | 3.00 | .83 | 2.87 | .80 | .695 | .49 | |
| Sleep | before MONO | 6.86 | 2.26 | 6.97 | 1.53 | −.264 | .79 |
| during MONO | 9.33 | 2.61 | 8.08 | 2.40 | .927 | .36 | |
| Napping | before MONO | .474 | .95 | .19 | .37 | 1.750 | .08 |
| during MONO | 1.64 | 1.28 | 1.17 | 1.03 | 1.780 | .36 | |
| Other Sedentary Activity | before MONO | 2.23 | 1.88 | 2.36 | 1.87 | −.347 | .73 |
| during MONO | 2.50 | 1.54 | 2.24 | 1.83 | .688 | .49 | |
MONO = mononucleosis