Table 1.
SF-36 quality of life. GHQ (General Health Questionnaire) and GHQ with Likert scale results for the cohort studied, healthy contros (HC) and ME/CFS patients (N = 15/group).
| SF-36 Test | HC | ME/CFS | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | SD | Score | SD | ||
| Physical Functioning (PF) | 56.8 | 2.0 | 21.6 | 3.0 | 1.29E-06 |
| Role Physical (RP) | 56.9 | 0.8 | 21.2 | 0.0 | 1.86E-07 |
| Bodily Pain (BP) | 56.9 | 5.0 | 32.4 | 12.2 | 3.69E-05 |
| General Health (GH) | 58.9 | 6.5 | 26.4 | 4.1 | 1.87E-14 |
| Vitality (VT) | 58.5 | 3.9 | 25.9 | 5.1 | 3.13E-06 |
| Social Functioning (SF) | 56.7 | 2.6 | 19.4 | 3.8 | 7.19E-07 |
| Role Emotional (RE) | 55.9 | 0.9 | 44.0 | 17.8 | 3.59E-03 |
| Mental Health (MH) | 55.1 | 2.6 | 45.4 | 11.9 | 1.44E-02 |
| Physical Component Summary (PCS) | 57.6 | 3.7 | 18.3 | 5.1 | 2.58E-08 |
| Mental Health Component Summary (MCS) | 55.6 | 2.2 | 43.3 | 12.7 | 4.06E-05 |
| GHQ test | Score | SD | Score | SD | p value |
| scale A - Somatic Symptoms | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 5.28E-04 |
| scale B - Anxiety and insomnia | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 5.22E-03 |
| scale C - Social dysfunction | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 7.96E-05 |
| scale D - Severe depression | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.80E-02 |
| summary | 0.3 | 0.8 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 2.31E-04 |
| GHQ test with Likert scale | Score | SD | Score | SD | p value |
| scale A - Somatic Symptoms | 2.8 | 1.9 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 1.16E-05 |
| scale B - Anxiety and insomnia | 3.1 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 6.66E-02 |
| scale C - Social dysfunction | 6.5 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 5.9 | 5.61E-03 |
| scale D - Severe depression | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 2.10E-02 |
| summary | 12.5 | 3.2 | 32.8 | 19.1 | 3.64E-04 |
Mean scores, standard deviations (SD) and p values are shown.