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Table 1 Demographic and other characteristics of the subjects selected for analysis

From: Prediction of complex human diseases from pathway-focused candidate markers by joint estimation of marker effects: case of chronic fatigue syndrome

Factor

Categories

NF subjects (n = 58)

CFS subjects (n = 43)

Age (years)

MQMQMa

31.0/44.3/51.5/56.0/69.0

27.0/46.5/51.0/57.5/69.0

Sex (n)

Female/male

46/12

36/7

Race (n)

White/Black/others

54/2/2

40/1/2

BMI

MQMQM

16.0/25.3/29.0/32.0/40.0

23.0/26.0/29.0/32.5/40.0

Onsetb

Gradual/sudden

14/1

36/6

  1. aMQMQM represents the minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum, respectively
  2. bOnset represents gradual vs. sudden onset of illness. This information is available for all but one CFS subject. For NF subjects, onset information is relevant to only 15 individuals with past report of chronic fatigue