Variable | Category | Number | % of the sample |
---|---|---|---|
Time with ME | 1–2 years | 32 | 6.7 |
2–5 years | 68 | 14.3 | |
5–10 years | 120 | 25.2 | |
10–15 years | 81 | 17 | |
15–20 years | 78 | 16.4 | |
>  20 years | 97 | 20.4 | |
Location | Rest of UK | 417 | 87.6 |
Manchester borough | 59 | 12.4 | |
Trust in GP | Yes | 119 | 25 |
No | 224 | 47.1 | |
Unsure | 133 | 27.9 | |
Formal diagnosis | Yes | 463 | 97.3 |
No | 13 | 2.7 | |
Time to diagnosis | <  3 months | 28 | 5.9 |
3–6 months | 76 | 16 | |
6 mths-1 year | 119 | 25 | |
1–2 years | 77 | 16.2 | |
2–5 years | 78 | 16.4 | |
>  5 years | 98 | 20.6 | |
Gender | Female | 411 | 86.3 |
Male | 65 | 13.7 | |
Number of GP visits | 1–2 times a year | 134 | 28.2 |
3–4 times a year | 161 | 33.8 | |
5–6 times a year | 113 | 23.7 | |
Monthly | 68 | 14.3 |