scholarly journals Fatigue Status in Relation to Lifestyle in Healthy Japanese Adolescents

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Zou ◽  
Masaru Kubota ◽  
Eriko Kuruma ◽  
Chiaki Kojima ◽  
Ayako Nagai
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Mental Fatigue ◽  
Sports Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sweetened Beverages ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Japanese Adolescents ◽  
And Gender

In order to investigate the prevalence of physical, mental, and chronic fatigue syndrome-(CFS-) related fatigue and its relation to lifestyle, 1,225 adolescents (591 males, 634 females) aged 11 to 16 years were asked to complete a self-reported questionnaire on fatigue status and lifestyle in the past one month. There was no gender difference in physical and mental fatigue scores, but CFS-related scores were significantly higher in females than in males. These scores were found to increase with the increase of age. After adjusting for age and gender, multiple regression analysis showed that physical and mental fatigue scores were associated with sleeping hours, extracurricular sports activity, food balance, the frequencies of snacks between regular meals, intake of sugar-sweetened beverages, and visits to the nurse's room. This paper is the first large cross-sectional study on fatigue in healthy adolescents in Japan, albeit there were numerous such studies in Western countries.

scholarly journals Evidence of Clinical Pathology Abnormalities in People with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) from an Analytic Cross-Sectional Study

Diagnostics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nacul ◽  
de Barros ◽  
Kingdon ◽  
Cliff ◽  
Clark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Laboratory Test Results

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating disease presenting with extreme fatigue, post-exertional malaise, and other symptoms. In the absence of a diagnostic biomarker, ME/CFS is diagnosed clinically, although laboratory tests are routinely used to exclude alternative diagnoses. In this analytical cross-sectional study, we aimed to explore potential haematological and biochemical markers for ME/CFS, and disease severity. We reviewed laboratory test results from 272 people with ME/CFS and 136 healthy controls participating in the UK ME/CFS Biobank (UKMEB). After corrections for multiple comparisons, most results were within the normal range, but people with severe ME/CFS presented with lower median values (p < 0.001) of serum creatine kinase (CK; median = 54 U/L), compared to healthy controls (HCs; median = 101.5 U/L) and non-severe ME/CFS (median = 84 U/L). The differences in CK concentrations persisted after adjusting for sex, age, body mass index, muscle mass, disease duration, and activity levels (odds ratio (OR) for being a severe case = 0.05 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.02–0.15) compared to controls, and OR = 0.16 (95% CI = 0.07–0.40), compared to mild cases). This is the first report that serum CK concentrations are markedly reduced in severe ME/CFS, and these results suggest that serum CK merits further investigation as a biomarker for severe ME/CFS.

Social position and functional somatic disorders: The DanFunD study

2021 ◽  
pp. 140349482110567
Author(s):  
Signe U. Schovsbo ◽  
Thomas M. Dantoft ◽  
Betina H. Thuesen ◽  
Katja B. Leth-Møller ◽  
Lene F. Eplov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Social Position ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Bodily Distress Syndrome ◽  
Somatic Disorders

Background and aim: It is generally accepted that functional somatic disorders (FSDs) are a product of biological, psychological, and social factors. Social position might be part of this complex, but the literature on this issue is currently heterogeneous and inconsistent. The aim of the present study was – in a population-based cohort – to test the hypothesis that lower social position would be associated with higher a risk of FSD. Method: The association between social position and FSD was examined in a cross-sectional study with various measures of social position (education as measured by vocational training; employment; cohabitation; subjective social status) and delimitations of FSD (irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, bodily distress syndrome, and symptom profiles). The associations were analyzed using logistic regressions to calculate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Each social measure was analyzed independently and was adjusted for age and sex. Results: Lower levels of vocational training, being unemployed, and living alone were associated with higher risk of FSD, regardless of the FSD delimitation. There was also a significant negative association between subjective evaluated social status and FSD. The associations remained after multiple adjustments, and seemed to be strongest for the more severe FSD-types. Conclusions: Lower social position is associated with higher risk of FSD, especially the more severe FSD delimitations, which might constitute an especially vulnerable group. However, the mechanisms behind the relations remain unknown.

scholarly journals Health related quality of life in adolescents with chronic fatigue syndrome: a cross-sectional study

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anette Winger ◽  
Gunnvald Kvarstein ◽  
Vegard Bruun Wyller ◽  
Mirjam Ekstedt ◽  
Dag Sulheim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related
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