| Parameter |
Control (n=22) |
Moderate (n=23) |
Severe (n=18) |
p value |
| Blood Pressure (Systolic) |
119.32 ± 3.97 |
114.13 ± 2.86 |
111.39 ± 3.57 |
0.281 |
| Blood Pressure (Diastolic) |
76.36 ± 2.01 |
71.52 ± 1.15 |
74.44 ± 2.88 |
0.214 |
| Pulse bpm |
66.00 ± 1.73 |
70.56 ± 1.80 |
67.28 ± 1.64 |
0.152 |
| Temperature (°C) |
36.43 ± 0.09 |
36.33 ± 0.08 |
36.55 ± 0.12 |
0.291 |
| Haemoglobin g/L |
138.81 ± 3.52 |
140.52± 2.71 |
137.00 ± 3.80 |
0.763 |
| White Cell Count (x109/L) |
5.73 ± 0.26 |
6.17 ± 0.36 |
6.60 ± 0.52 |
0.289 |
| Platelets (x109/L) |
237.91 ± 10.34 |
250.57± 9.72 |
248.17 ± 18.16 |
0.741 |
| Haematocrit (x109/L) |
2.17 ± 1.75 |
0.41 ± 0.01 |
0.40 ± 0.01 |
0.398 |
| Red Cell Count (x109/L) |
4.64 ± 0.09 |
4.66 ± 0.09 |
4.39 ± 0.10 |
0.110 |
| MCV (fL) |
89.23 ± 0.92 |
89.13 ± 0.58 |
90.94 ± 1.25 |
0.320 |
| Neutrophils (×109/L) |
3.31 ± 0.22 |
3.58 ± 0.27 |
3.88 ± 0.32 |
0.351 |
| Lymphocytes (×109/L) |
1.86 ± 0.12 |
2.05 ± 0.13 |
11.87 ± 9.72 |
0.277 |
| Monocytes (×109/L) |
0.40 ± 0.2 |
0.35 ± 0.02 |
0.40 ± 0.04 |
0.371 |
| Eosinophils(×109/L) |
0.14 ± 0.02 |
0.16 ± 0.02 |
0.16 ± 0.03 |
0.754 |
| Basophils (×109/L) |
0.02 ± 0.00 |
0.03 ± 0.00 |
0.03 ± 0.00 |
0.430 |
| ESR (mm/Hr) |
7.32 ± 0.66 |
8.39 ± 1.69 |
10.28 ± 1.46 |
0.325 |
| Sodium (mmol/L) |
138.62 ± 0.43 |
138.48 ± 0.40 |
137.56 ± 0.88 |
0.392 |
| C-Reactive Protein (mg/L) |
3.07 ± 0.49 |
3.29 ± 0.79 |
4.00 ± 0.97 |
0.688 |
All data is represented as Mean ± SEM in control (n=22), moderate CFS/ME (n=23)
and severe CFS/ME (n=18). *signifies p<0.05 between participant groups. CFS/
ME: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis; Standard Error of the
Mean. |
