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. 2004 May;61(5):464-6.
doi: 10.1136/oem.2003.008912.

Prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome-like caseness in the working population: results from the Maastricht cohort study

M J H Huibers  1 , I J Kant, G M H Swaen, S V Kasl
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Prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome-like caseness in the working population: results from the Maastricht cohort study

M J H Huibers et al. Occup Environ Med. 2004 May.

Abstract

Aim: To determine the prevalence of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)-like caseness in the working population.

Methods: Using data from the prospective Maastricht Cohort Study on Fatigue at Work, the prevalence and incidence of CFS-like cases (employees meeting research criteria for CFS) were determined among 5499 employees who responded to the follow up assessment 3 years and 8 months after baseline.

Results: Of the 5499 employees, 199 (3.6%) were identified as CFS-like cases. By deleting possible CFS-like cases at baseline, the annual incidence of CFS-like caseness was estimated to be 85 per 10 000. Twenty employees (0.36%) reported having been diagnosed with CFS by a physician.

Conclusions: The prevalence of CFS-like cases (3.6%) was considerably higher than the prevalence of CFS reported in previous studies (0.006-3%). These findings suggest that the CFS-like caseness may be underdetected in the working population and perhaps in other populations as well.

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