Table 1 |
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Demographic characteristics as correlates of CFS and CF (univariate)a |
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CF |
CFS |
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Demographics |
Percentage (n/N), unweighted |
OR (95% CI), weighted |
Percentage (n/N), unweighted |
OR (95% CI), weighted |
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Ethnic group |
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White |
22.6 (189/836) |
1 |
0.8 (7/835) |
1 |
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Irish |
21.7 (159/732) |
1 (0.7 to 1.3) |
2.0 (15/732) |
2.6 (0.98 to 6.9) |
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Black Caribbean |
19.8 (137/691) |
0.8 (0.6 to 1.01) |
2.5 (17/690) |
2.6 (1.04 to 6.7)b |
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Bangladeshi |
19.4 (126/650) |
0.8 (0.6 to 1.03) |
3.4 (22/650) |
3.2 (1.3 to 7.8)b |
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Indian |
19.3 (124/643) |
0.8 (0.6 to 1.1) |
3.1 (20/643) |
3.3 (1.3 to 8.3)c |
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Pakistani |
20.2 (146/724) |
0.8 (0.6 to 1.04) |
3.7 (27/723) |
4.3 (1.7 to 10.5)d |
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Sex |
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Male |
19 (368/1,939) |
1 |
2.6 (50/1,937) |
1 |
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Female |
22 (513/2,337) |
1.2 (1.01 to 1.4)b |
2.5 (58/2,336) |
0.9 (0.6 to 1.4) |
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Age group, yr |
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16 to 34 |
12 (198/1,646) |
1 |
0.7 (12/1,645) |
1 |
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35 to 54 |
24.2 (416/1,720) |
2.5 (2 to 3)d |
3.5 (60/1,718) |
5.4 (2.5 to 11.4)d |
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55 to 74 |
29.3 (267/910) |
3.3 (2.7 to 4.2)d |
4.0 (36/910) |
5.5 (2.5 to 12.1)d |
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Marital status |
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Married |
22.4 (617/2,752) |
1 |
2.9 (80/2,751) |
1 |
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Divorced/separated |
31.1 (97/312) |
1.5 (1.5 to 1.9)c |
3.8 (12/312) |
1.2 (0.6 to 2.5) |
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Widowed |
28.5 (45/158) |
1.2 (0.8 to 1.8) |
3.8 (6/158) |
1.4 (0.6 to 3.7) |
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Single |
11.6 (122/1,054) |
0.5 (0.4 to 0.6)d |
1 (10/1,052) |
0.4 (0.2 to 0.9)b |
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Employment status |
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Employed |
17.5 (397/2,272) |
1 |
1.5 (35/2,271) |
1 |
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Unemployed |
17.9 (30/168) |
0.9 (0.6 to 1.5) |
2.4 (4/168) |
0.9 (0.3 to 3.5) |
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Retired |
30.6 (144/470) |
1.6 (1.2 to 2.1)d |
3.4 (16/470) |
1.7 (0.8 to 3.4) |
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Other economically inactive |
23.4 (290/1,238) |
1.2 (1.1 to 1.5)b |
4.0 (49/1,236) |
2.1 (1.3 to 3.4)c |
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Educational level |
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Degree or above |
19.2 (188/977) |
1 |
1.4 (14/976) |
1 |
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A level/GCSEe |
17.9 (275/1,536) |
0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) |
2.0 (30/1,534) |
1.5 (0.7 to 3.2) |
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Foreign qualification |
23.3 (38/163) |
1.2 (0.8 to 1.9) |
2.5 (4/163) |
2.3 (0.6 to 8.3) |
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No qualification |
25.5 (375/1,468) |
1.4 (1.1 to 1.7)c |
4.0 (59/1,468) |
2.8 (1.4 to 5.7)c |
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Type of employment (head of household) |
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Nonmanual labour |
19.7 (334/1,693) |
1 |
1.7 (29/1,692) |
1 |
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Manual labour |
20.8 (484/2,326) |
1 (0.8 to 1.2) |
2.9 (68/2324) |
1.6 (0.99 to 2.6)b |
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Place of birth |
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United Kingdom |
16.1 (238/1,476) |
1 |
1.1 (16/1,475) |
1 |
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Other |
23 (459/1,993) |
1.3 (1.1 to 1.6)c |
4.2 (84/1,992) |
3.5 (1.8 to 6.8)d |
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Age of migration, yr |
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<11 |
16.7 (391/2,335) |
1 |
1.2 (28/2,333) |
1 |
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≥11 |
21.6 (223/1,031) |
1.3 (1.1 to 1.6)c |
4.3 (44/1,030) |
4.2 (2.4 to 7.4)d |
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aCFS, chronic fatigue syndrome; CF, chronic fatigue; OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; bP ≤ 0.05; cP ≤ 0.01; dP ≤ 0.001. e A Level = Advanced Level/GCSE = General Certificate of Secondary Education |
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Bhui et al. BMC Medicine 2011 9:26 doi:10.1186/1741-7015-9-26 |
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