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Main characteristics of individuals included in the study
| Participants (#) | Age Median (max, min) |
Gender (%) | Time of disease Median (max, min) |
Detection of HERV activitya | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | HK | HW | |||
| ME/CFSs (25) | 49.7 (22–59) | 24% | 76% | 15.3 (2.8–40) | 100% | 100% |
| ME/CFSm (75) | 43.5 (18–60) | 25.4% | 74.6% | 9.5 (0.2–33.7) | 86.6% | 96% |
| Controls (70) | 43.8 (18–60) | 25.7% | 74.3% | − | 85.7% | 97% |
aQualitatively
