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

M.J.H. Huibers; IJ. Kant; G.M.H. Swaen; S.V. Kasl

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^*
, IJ. Kant
, G.M.H. Swaen
, S.V. Kasl

^*Corresponding author for this work

Maastricht University
Yale University

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	464-466
Journal	Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Volume	61
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/oem.2003.008912
Publication status	Published - 2004
Externally published	Yes

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