Table 2.
Baseline Socio-demographic characteristics of participants (n = 63).
| Total (n = 63) |
Having chronic fatigue syndrome (n = 29) |
No chronic fatigue syndrome (n = 34) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Mean ± SD or n (%) | Mean ± SD or n (%) | Mean ± SD or n (%) | |
| Age | 49.21 ± 12.57 | 49.34 ± 11.77 | 49.09 ± 13.39 | 0.936 |
| Age (cat) | 0.995 | |||
| 20–39 | 17 (27.0) | 8 (27.6) | 9 (26.5) | |
| 40–49 | 17 (27.0) | 8 (27.6) | 9 (26.5) | |
| 50–59 | 15 (23.8) | 7 (24.1) | 8 (23.5) | |
| 60+ | 14 (22.2) | 6 (20.7) | 8 (23.5) | |
| Sex | 0.980 | |||
| male | 39 (61.9) | 18 (62.1) | 21 (61.8) | |
| female | 24 (38.1) | 11 (37.9) | 13 (38.2) | |
| Marriage | 0.900 | |||
| unmarried | 8 (12.7) | 3 (10.3) | 5 (14.7) | |
| married | 50 (79.4) | 24 (82.8) | 26 (76.5) | |
| divorced or bereaved | 5 (7.9) | 2 (6.9) | 3 (8.8) | |
| Living with children | 0.966 | |||
| yes | 52 (82.5) | 24 (82.8) | 28 (82.4) | |
| no | 11 (17.5) | 5 (17.2) | 6 (17.7) | |
| Religion | 0.130 | |||
| yes | 44 (69.8) | 23 (79.3) | 21 (61.8) | |
| no | 19 (30.2) | 6 (20.7) | 13 (38.2) | |
| Job | 0.618 | |||
| yes | 59 (93.7) | 28 (96.6) | 31 (91.2) | |
| no | 4 (6.3) | 1 (3.5) | 3 (8.8) | |
| Monthly income (US dollar)a | 0.136 | |||
| below 1500 | 20 (32.8) | 6 (20.7) | 14 (43.8) | |
| 1500–3000 | 18 (29.5) | 11 (37.9) | 7 (21.9) | |
| above 3000 | 23 (37.7) | 12 (41.4) | 11 (34.4) | |
| Education | 0.267 | |||
| below middle school | 11 (17.5) | 3 (10.3) | 8 (23.5) | |
| high school | 19 (30.2) | 8 (27.6) | 11 (32.4) | |
| university above | 33 (52.4) | 18 (62.1) | 15 (44.1) | |
a
1 US dollar = 1200 Korean Won.