Women with ME/CFS tend to have more symptoms and co-occurring conditions than men, according to initial results from the world's largest study of the disease. It has long been known that women are more likely to have ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome) but the DecodeME study has shown for the first time how their experience differs from men.
Women with ME/CFS tend to have more symptoms and co-occurring conditions than men, according to initial results from the world's largest study of the disease.
Experts say that gaining a better understanding of how ME/CFS affects people is the first step to developing effective treatment options. The study confirmed the well-established sex bias amongst ME/CFS patients, with women making up 83.5 per cent of respondents.Two-thirds of women, and slightly more than half of men, reported at least one active co-occurring condition. Similarly, 39.2 per cent of women and 28.6 per cent of men reported at least one inactive co-occurring condition.
Participants were also asked to define the severity of their illness from mild to very severe using definitions from the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.Experts identified that being a woman and having ME/CFS for more than 10 years are risk factors for severe illness, with symptoms increasing in intensity as they age.
ME/CFS is estimated to affect more than one quarter of a million people in the UK, of all ages and from all social and economic backgrounds.
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