TABLE 2. Health status outcomes in Canadians 12 years and older with self-reported health-professional-diagnosed chronic fatigue syndrome and/or fibromyalgia, 2010 Canadian Community Health Survey.
| Health status outcome | CFS and FM(n = 270) |
CFS only(n = 736) |
FM only(n = 843) |
Neither CFS nor FM(n = 57 252) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
| Fair/poor general health | 77.0 (69.4–84.6) | 60.3 (54.0–66.6) | 38.7 (32.4–44.9) | 10.4 (10.0–10.8) |
| Fair/poor mental health | 40.9 (30.4–51.4) | 32.4 (25.5–39.2) | 16.5 (10.5–22.5)E | 4.7 (4.4–5.0) |
| Severe level of impairment | 81.0 (74.0–87.9) | 53.3 (46.6–60.1) | 45.2 (38.0–52.5) | 11.5 (11.0–11.9) |
| Presence of pain | 94.8 (92.0–97.6) | 56.7 (50.1–63.3) | 73.6 (67.3–79.9) | 16.0 (15.4–16.5) |
| Activity limitation | 92.8 (88.1–97.4) | 79.0 (73.1–84.9) | 71.0 (63.9–78.2) | 27.3 (26.7–28.0) |
| Help needed for tasks | 65.5 (57.2–73.8) | 41.7 (35.3–48.1) | 31.6 (25.3–37.9) | 8.2 (7.9–8.6) |
Abbreviations: CFS, chronic fatigue syndrome; CI, confidence interval; FM, fibromyalgia.
E
Interpret with caution (coefficient of variation is between 16.6% and 33.3%).