Table 4.
Questionnaire scores at baseline [median (quartiles)]
|
CFS n = 24 |
Control n = 21 |
P‐value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration of illness (months) | 60·5 (37, 122) | – | – |
| Chalder fatigue score | 27 (22, 30) | 11 (10, 11) | < 0·001 |
| SF‐36 PF | 60 (40, 75) | 100 (95, 100) | < 0·001 |
| Jenkins sleep | 9 (6, 12) | 4 (2, 5) | < 0·001 |
| HADS depression | 5 (4, 7) | 0 (0, 1·5) | < 0·001 |
| HADS D (excluding ‘slowed down’) | 3 (1, 5) | 0 (0, 1) | < 0·001 |
| HADS anxiety | 7·5 (5, 9) | 3 (1·5, 7) | 0·003 |
| McGill pain (discomforting or distressing)* | 18 (75) | 0 (0) | < 0·001 |
CFS = chronic fatigue syndrome; *n (%).
SF‐36 PF = SF‐36 physical functioning subscale; HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.