CDC report outlines chronic fatigue syndrome prevalence in U.S.

Between 2021 and 2022, 1.3% of adults had myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Women were more likely than men to have the condition, and the percentage of adults with ME/CFS increased with age through ages 60 to 69, then declined in those age 70 and older. White adults were more likely than Hispanic and Asian adults to have ME/CFS, and Black adults were significantly more likely to have ME/CFS than Asian adults. Estimates of ME/CFS decreased with increasing family income and increased as place of residence became more rural.