TABLE 1.
Prevalence and characteristics of ME/CFS.
| Variable | n | CFS | Non-CFS | Prevalence (%) | X 2 | P |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 992 | 67 | 925 | 6.75 | 0.96 | 0.33 |
| Female | 800 | 45 | 755 | 5.63 | ||
| Age | ||||||
| <19 | 326 | 30 | 296 | 9.20 | 6.02 | 0.11 |
| 19–22 | 1,198 | 66 | 1,132 | 5.51 | ||
| 22–25 | 164 | 10 | 154 | 6.10 | ||
| 26–29 | 104 | 6 | 98 | 5.77 | ||
| Grade | ||||||
| Fresh year | 673 | 52 | 621 | 7.73 | 4.42 | 0.35 |
| Sophomore year | 626 | 33 | 593 | 5.27 | ||
| Junior year | 139 | 7 | 132 | 5.04 | ||
| Senior year | 137 | 9 | 128 | 6.57 | ||
| Others | 217 | 11 | 206 | 5.07 | ||
| Major | ||||||
| Medical | 715 | 41 | 674 | 5.73 | 3.8991 | 0.14 |
| Science and engineering | 875 | 52 | 823 | 5.94 | ||
| Others | 202 | 19 | 183 | 9.41 | ||