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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants with versus without recovery

From: Possible involvement of the autonomic nervous system in cervical muscles of patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)

Variables

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

P-value

Total

Recovered

Unrecovered

1226 (100.0)

680 (55.5)

546 (45.5)

Sex

 Men

448 (36.5)

252 (56.3)

196 (43.7)

0.675

 Women

778 (63.4)

428 (55.0)

350 (45.0)

Age strata (years old)

 10–49

736 (60.0)

408 (55.3)

328 (44.7)

0.979

 50–89

490 (40.0)

272 (55.5)

218 (44.5)

Hospitalization period (days)

 5–60

518 (42.3)

276 (53.3)

242 (46.7)

0.188

 61–120

708 (57.7)

404 (57.1)

304 (42.9)