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People from ethnic backgrounds at higher risk of
contracting chronic fatigue syndrome
22 April 2011
People from ethnic backgrounds are at higher risk of
contracting chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) than the general population, new
research shows.
A study funded by the
The researchers, from several
"These associations together explain the higher risks among some ethnic
groups," the study concluded.
According to Professor Kamaldeep Bhui of the Centre for Psychiatry at the
Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts, and The London School of
Medicine and Dentistry, "Earlier studies, based on attendance at clinics,
indicated that CFS is a disease of white, middle class people. Our results show
that CFS is more common amongst the physically inactive, those with social
difficulties and with poor social support, and ethnic minorities, especially in
the Pakistani group studied, and that they are silently suffering."
Age was also a factor, with the risk of CFS increasing by two per cent a year
after the age of 35.
CFS, sometimes also called myalgic encephalomyelitis, is a debilitating
condition characterised by unexplained fatigue that lasts for at least six
months alongside headaches, unrefreshing sleep, muscle pain and memory and concentration problems.
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