Risk Factors for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
| About risk factors: Risk factors for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are factors that do not seem to be a direct cause of the disease, but seem to be associated in some way. Having a risk factor for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome makes the chances of getting a condition higher but does not always lead to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Also, the absence of any risk factors or having a protective factor does not necessarily guard you against getting Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. For general information and a list of risk factors, see the risk center. |
Risk factor list: The list of risk factors mentioned for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in various sources includes:
Risk factors discussion: CFS is diagnosed two to four times more often in women than in men, possibly because of biological, psychological, and social influences. For example,
- CFS may have a gender difference similar to diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus and multiple sclerosis, which affect more women than men.
- Women may be more likely than men to talk with their doctors about CFS-like symptoms.
- Some members of the medical community and the public do not know about or are skeptical of the syndrome.
- An increasingly diverse patient group will likely emerge as more doctors see CFS as a real disorder.
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID
Last revision: May 26, 2003
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