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Table 1 Subject characteristics

From: Adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome; a follow-up study displays concurrent improvement of circulatory abnormalities and clinical symptoms

 

First visit

Second visit

Total number, n

38

38

Participants satisfying the Fukuda definition of CFS, n (%)

27

 
 

(71)

 

Age (years), median (range)

15

16

 

(12-18)

(13-20)

Length (cm), median (range)

165

166

 

(146-187)

(147-189)

Weight (kg), median (range)

61

61.5

 

(35-103)

(35-94)

BMI (kg/m2), median (range)

21.2

21.6

 

(16.5-35.6)

(15.6-32.5)

CFS duration (months), median (range)

18.5

31

 

(9-72)

(12-83)

Follow-up time (months), median (range)

n.a.

8

  

(3-17)

  1. BMI = Body mass index; CFS = chronic fatigue syndrome