Table 3.
Means and standard deviations for age of death of the patients in the sample and the U.S.
Patients with ME and CFS | U.S. Population (2014) | ||
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| |||
M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
All-Causes | 55.9 (18.8) | 73.5 (17.6) | *** |
Top Three Causes of Death | 53.9 (17.1) | 74.0 (3.2) | *** |
| |||
Suicide | 41.3 (13.8) | 47.4 (18.4) | |
Cardiovascular Problems | 58.8 (15.5) | 77.7 (14.6) | *** |
Cancer | 66.3 (10.5) | 71.1 (13.5) |
p < .0001