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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Reduced diversity and altered composition of the gut microbiome in individuals with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

  

Controls (n = 39)

ME/CFS (n = 49)

Gender

Female

30

38

Male

9

11

Age

Mean ± SD

45.5 ± 9.9

50.2 ± 12.6

Median (range)

48 (20–61)

51 (19–71)

BMI

Mean ± SD

27.1 ± 6.1

25.5 ± 4.9

Median (range)

26 (17–47)

24.5 (16–40)

Bell’s disability scale

10–20

NA

15

30–40

21

50–60

9

>60

4

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