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Table 2 Baseline economic characteristics

From: The feasibility and acceptability of an early intervention in primary care to prevent chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in adults: randomised controlled trial

Baseline economic characteristics of the randomised population

Treatment group

Control (n = 16)

Intervention (n = 28)

EQ5D-5L

 Median EQ5D-5L (25th, 75th centiles)

0.710 (0.581, 0.790)

0.716 (0.491, 0.811)

WPAI: GH 1

 Number in paid work (%)

13 (81)

18 (64)

 Median hours missed from work due to health problems in the past 7 days (25th, 75th centiles)*

0.0 (0.0, 4.0)

0.0 (0.0, 2.0)

 Median hours missed from work due to other reasons in the past 7 days (25th, 75th centiles)*

0.0 (0.0, 7.5)

1.0 (0.0, 15.0)

 Median hours worked in the past 7 days (25th, 75th centiles)*

30.0 (10.0, 40.0)

24.5 (16.0, 38.0)

 Median health problems affected productivity while working in the past seven days (25th, 75th centiles)**

4.0 (3.0, 7.0)

4.0 (2.0, 6.0)

 Median health problems affected productivity other than working in the past seven days (25th, 75th centiles)

6.0 (5.0, 8.0), n= 15

5.5 (3.5, 8.0)

  1. *Only answered by those patients who are currently in paid work (13 in the control group, 18 in the intervention group)
  2. **Only answered by those patients who are currently in paid work and worked more than 0 h in the past 7 days (11 in the control group, 17 in the intervention group).