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Table 2 Demographic characteristics and comorbidity among patients reporting chronic fatigue following giardiasis, associated with fatigue category five years after the infection

From: Chronic fatigue syndrome 5 years after giardiasis: differential diagnoses, characteristics and natural course

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

-

  1. Data are presented as number of cases (n), if not other stated. Each patient may have more than one diagnosis.
  2. Abbreviations: CFS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrom; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; IgA, immunoglobuline A.
  3. 1Sick leave range; 20, 50, 60, 70 and 100%, grouped together.
  4. 2Missing values (excluded), 5.
  5. 3Missing values (excluded), 2.