Table 4.
Mean and standard deviations (SD) of CFS symptoms, sleep, fatigue and mood across the study for the responders and non-responders.
| Day 7 |
Day 15 |
Day 22 |
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| Responders Mean (SD) | Non responders Mean (SD) | Responders Mean (SD) | Non responders Mean (SD) | Responders Mean (SD) | Non responders Mean (SD) | |
| CFS symptoms | 30.50 (13.98) | 29.08 (13.28) | – | – | 31.00 (14.42) | 27.23 (13.36) |
| Sleep quality | 4.63 (0.86) | 4.77 (1.55) | 4.82 (1.79) | 4.88 (1.54) | 5.63 (1.15) | 5.33 (1.65) |
| Chandler Fatigue Scale | 13.01 (3.65) | 14.90 (4.13) | 15.78 (5.12) | 13.89 (2.83) | 14.64 (3.74) | 14.08 (4.92) |
| POMS total score | 44.86 (23.43) | 33.36 (24.43) | 50.30 (19.26) | 34.43 (23.33) | 40.00 (26.55) | 34.86 (23.72) |
| POMS tension | 6.29 (5.28) | 6.79 (4.42) | 9.29 (5.91) | 5.71 (5.41) | 9.00 (5.73) | 6.29 (4.86) |
| POMS confusion | 7.57 (4.86) | 6.64 (4.34) | 10.00 (4.08) | 7.00 (4.24) | 7.67 (4.72) | 6.07 (3.83) |
| POMS fatigue | 16.14 (3.98) | 12.14 (5.49) | 15.43 (5.09) | 11.86 (5.46) | 15.50 (6.16) | 12.64 (5.94) |
| POMS vigor | 4.00 (2.45) | 5.29 (3.29) | 3.57 (2.76) | 4.36 (3.61) | 6.00 (3.41) | 3.93 (3.52) |
| POMS depression | 11.57 (10.01) | 7.64 (8.16) | 13.29 (8.24) | 7.50 (6.12) | 8.33 (7.15) | 6.64 (5.88) |
| POMS anger |
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5.86 (5.68) | 6.00 (4.93) | 6.34 (5.17) | 5.50 (3.73) | 6.93 (7.77) |
CFS symptoms=Chronic Fatigue Syndrome symptoms checklist; POMS=Profile of Mood States.
Note: for the POMS vigor subscale and sleep quality, higher scores indicate better symptoms. For all other scales, higher scores indicate worse symptoms.