| Empiric Classification | LCA Classification | |||||||
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 | CFS (n = 39) | IFS (n = 35) | Controls (n = 37) | LCA-1 (n = 23) | LCA-3 (n = 17) | LCA-4 (n = 11) | LCA-5 (n = 14) | LCA-6 (n = 11) | LCA-0/2 (n = 35) |
Mean Age (SD) | 51.4 (8.2) | 50.3 (8.2) | 51.6 (9.0) | 50.9 (7.6) | 54.7 (5) | 44.4 (8.7) | 48.2 (10.2) | 55.8 (3.4) | 51.3 (9) |
Mean Years Ill (SD) | 16.7 (11.0) | 14.4 (10.0) | 2.8 (5.0) | 15.5 (10.7) | 11.3 (4) | 16.0 (12.3) | 16.8 (10.5) | 16.4 11.2 | 14.3 (12.9) |
Race [n (%) ] | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   White | 35 (90.0) | 32 (91.4) | 36 (97.3) | 21 (91) | 17 (100) | 10 (90.9) | 11 (78.6) | 11 (100) | 33 (94.3) |
   Black | 1 (2.6) | 3 (8.6) | 1 (2.7) | 1 (4.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (9.1) | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0) | 2 (5.7) |
   Multiple Race | 2 (5.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (14.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
   Other | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Onset Type | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Gradual | 32 (82.0) | 28 (80.0) | 10 (27.0) | 18 (78.3) | 14 (82.4) | 9 (81.8) | 11 (78.6) | 10 (90.9) | 8 (22.9) |
   Sudden | 6 (15.4) | 3 (8.6) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (13) | 1 (5.9) | 1 (9.1) | 3 (21.4) | 1 (9.1) | 0 (0.0 |
   Undetermined | 1 (2.6) | 4 (11.4) | 27 (73.0) | 2 (8.7) | 2 (11.8) | 1 (9.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 27 (77.1) |
BMI [n (%) ] | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   <25 | 5 (13.8) | 10 (28.6) | 7 (18.9) | 0 (0) | 4 (23.5) | 8 (72.7) | 3 (21.4) | 3 (27.3) | 4 (11.4) |
   25–30 | 20 (51.3) | 14 (40) | 18 (48.7) | 9 (39.1) | 6 (35.3) | 3 (27.3) | 9 (64.3) | 7 (63.6) | 18 (51.4) |
   >30 | 14 (35.9) | 11 (31.4) | 12 (32.4) | 14 (60.9) | 7 (41.2) | 0 (0) | 2 (14.3) | 1 (9.1) | 13 (37.1) |