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My concern about this study (and others) is that the control group is composed of sedentary people. I don't understand why.
For one thing, those people may be sedentary because of unknown, undiagnosed illnesses.
For another, I don't know about you all, but I was far from sedentary when I contracted this illness. I think the control group should more appropriately match the average pre-morbid activity level of the CFS patients being studied. Compare me to someone who's sedentary because of an unknown illness or genetic disposition or whatever, and our symptom fluctuations may not differ much. Compare me to someone who works in a stressful job 60 hours a week, as I did, and I bet there's a lot more difference.
Can anyone explain why sedentary controls are used?
thanks
For one thing, those people may be sedentary because of unknown, undiagnosed illnesses.
For another, I don't know about you all, but I was far from sedentary when I contracted this illness. I think the control group should more appropriately match the average pre-morbid activity level of the CFS patients being studied. Compare me to someone who's sedentary because of an unknown illness or genetic disposition or whatever, and our symptom fluctuations may not differ much. Compare me to someone who works in a stressful job 60 hours a week, as I did, and I bet there's a lot more difference.
Can anyone explain why sedentary controls are used?
thanks