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This article is from the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) FAQ, by cfs-news@cais.com (Roger Burns) with numerous contributions by others.

1.04 Who gets CFS?

Few studies address this question. Several show that 70 to 80 percent
of CFS patients are women, although some researchers say that these
are normal figures for any immune-related illness. Some studies
indicate that CFS is less common among lower income people and
minorities, but critics point out that the average CFS patient sees so
very many doctors before they can get a diagnosis, that only those
with great access to medical care get counted in such studies, thus
giving a bias with regards to income and race.

 

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