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ArticleAmerican journal of medicine open2025

Assessing the Relationship in Symptomology of Myalgic Encephalitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Long COVID.

Nikitha Garapaty, Kristina M Reyes, Lily Tehrani, Maximiliano Barbosa Mendoza, Patrick Hardigan

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Article in American journal of medicine open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nikitha GarapatyNova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Davie, FL.
Kristina M ReyesNova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Davie, FL.
Lily TehraniNova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Davie, FL.
Maximiliano Barbosa MendozaNova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Davie, FL.
Patrick HardiganNova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Davie, FL.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The symptomology of Myalgic Encephalitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) shares many commonalities with Long COVID (LC). This study aimed to clearly define the comparison between ME/CFS and LC in terms of symptomology. A cross-sectional analysis of 27,651 interviewees from a National Health Interview Survey 2022 adult dataset was conducted. The data was controlled for subject's sex, race/ethnicity, age, life satisfaction, insurance coverage, poverty ratio, and comorbidities. A logistic regression was used to compare four groups: (1) LC individuals, (2) ME/CFS individuals, (3) LC with ME/CFS individuals, and (4) controls by symptoms of depression, anxiety, physical activity, fatigue, and memory. The results showed that subjects with both ME/CFS and LC were more likely to report memory issues, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and difficulty with physical activity followed by subjects with ME/CFS only, LC only, and the controls (

Indexed as

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)Long COVID (LC)Myalgic encephalitis (ME)

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PMID40271015
PMCPMC12017839

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