|
Characteristics
|
All cases
|
Giardia induced CFS/ICF
|
Chronic fatigue other aetiology
|
Recovered from fatigue
|
|---|
| |
N = 53
|
N = 29
|
N = 13
|
N = 11
|
|---|
|
Age,
mean (SD)
|
43.5 (11.29)
|
44.4 (9.04)
|
47.9 (14.97)
|
35.9 (8.68)
|
|
Gender
| | | | |
|
Female
|
41
|
23
|
12
|
6
|
|
Male
|
12
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
|
On sick leave
1
| | | | |
|
Yes
|
19
|
15
|
4
|
-
|
|
No
|
34
|
14
|
9
|
-
|
|
Daily smoker
| | | | |
|
Yes
|
11
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
|
No
|
42
|
21
|
11
|
10
|
|
BMI
2
,
mean (SD)
|
25.6 (4.95)
|
24.5 (3.06)
|
28.34 (8.29)
|
25.5 (3.43)
|
|
Alcohol consumption
3(u/m)
| | | | |
|
mean (SD)
|
10.5 (10.18)
|
10.9 (11.04)
|
9.46 (9.40)
|
10.7 (9.68)
|
|
Somatic comorbidity
| | | | |
|
Abdominal problems
|
45
|
23
|
13
|
9
|
|
IBS Rome II
|
31
|
17
|
7
|
6
|
|
Pregnancy
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Asthma
|
11
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
|
Allergy
|
31
|
14
|
11
|
6
|
|
Diabetes type 2
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
|
Hypothyreosis
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
|
Myasthenia gravis
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
|
Epilepsy
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Migraine
|
12
|
9
|
3
|
-
|
|
Psoriasis
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
|
Hypertension
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
|
Hypercholesterolemia
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
|
IgA nephritis
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Psychiatric comorbidity
| | | | |
|
Agarophobia
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Dysthymia
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
- Data are presented as number of cases (n), if not other stated. Each patient may have more than one diagnosis.
-
Abbreviations: CFS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrom; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; IgA, immunoglobuline A.
-
1Sick leave range; 20, 50, 60, 70 and 100%, grouped together.
-
2Missing values (excluded), 5.
-
3Missing values (excluded), 2.
