Table 2 ME/CFS prevalent cases and demographic characteristics: 2015–2019

Sex % (n):

 Male

25.4 (722)

24.8 (756)

25.7 (769)

24.7 (729)

23.9 (680)

 Female

74.6 (2,130)

75.2 (2,298)

74.3 (2,237)

75.2 (2,226)

76.1 (2,158)

Mean age (range)

44.1 years (13–93)

44.2 years (13–94)

44.6 years (13–93)

44.7 years (13–93)

44.9 years (13- 93)

Age groups % (n):

 13–19

7.3 (207)

6.6 (203)

7.3 (195)

6.2 (183)

6.1 (176)

 20–29

15.6 (444)

15.7 (478)

15.6 (478)

16.0 (474)

15.8 (449)

 30–39

18.0 (517)

18.6 (568)

18.1 (545)

17.6 (520)

17.9 (511)

 40–49

19.0 (543)

19.1 (583)

19.0 (560)

19.5 (576)

19.6 (559)

 50–59

21.0 (598)

20.1 (613)

20.1 (610)

19.7 (582)

18.9 (536)

 60–69

12.8 (362)

13.6 (415)

12.8 (429)

14.5 (429)

14.3 (405)

 70–79

5.4 (150)

5.4 (165)

5.4 (163)

5.9 (166)

6.0 (171)

 80 + 

1.2 (31)

0.9 (29)

1.2 (30)

0.9 (28)

1.2 (34)

Remoteness indicator: %(n)

n = 2,836

n = 3,034

n = 2,985

n = 2,943

n = 2,831

 Major City

56.8 (1,611)

58.6 (1,777)

\58.4 (1,744)

58.0 (1,708)

58.3 (1,651)

 Inner regional

30.5 (863)

29.8 (904)

28.7 (858)

28.9 (851)

29.1 (823)

 Outer regional

11.9 (339)

10.7 (324)

11.8 (353)

11.9 (350)

11.3 (391)

 Remote/very Remote

0.8 (23)

0.9 (29)

1.0 (30)

1.2 (34)

1.3 (38)

IRSAD quintiles % (n):

n = 2,838

n = 3,034

n = 2,986

n = 2,944

n = 2,832

 1(most disadvantaged)

15.1 (428)

14.9 (451)

15.5 (463)

15.1 (445)

14.2 (402)

 2

20.1 (569)

9.3 (586)

18.6 (556)

18.0 (530)

19.0 (539)

 3

22.0 (624)

22.5 (683)

22.1 (660)

22.1 (660)

23.2 (657)

 4

17.9 (509)

18.1 (548)

19.3 (575)

19.9 (586)

19.4 (550)

 5(most advantaged)

24.9 (708)

5.3 (766)

24.5 (732)

24.6 (723)

24.1 (684)