MCS | EHS | BA | Controls | AORa | Orderb and differencec | ||||||
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MCS vs. EHS | MCS vs. BA | MCS vs. controls | EHS vs. BA | EHS vs. controls | BA vs. controls | ||||||
Items of QEESI | |||||||||||
Total of Q1 Chemical intolerances, median (IQR) | 68 (33) | 64 (48.5) | 31 (37) | 18 (32) | 1.0 | 1.1**** | 1.1**** | 1.0**** | 1.1**** | 1.0** | M, E > B > C |
Total of Q2 Other intolerances, median (IQR) | 25 (25) | 21 (27.25) | 10 (18.25) | 6 (12) | 1.0 | 1.1**** | 1.1**** | 1.0** | 1.1**** | 1.1**** | M, E > B > C |
Total of Q3 Symptom severity, median (IQR) | 52.5 (34.25) | 42 (37.25) | 13 (14.75) | 10 (17) | 1.0 | 1.1**** | 1.1**** | 1.1**** | 1.1**** | 1.0 | M, E > B, C |
Total of Q4 Masking index, median (IQR) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | 5 (1) | 4 (2) | 1.5*** | 0.65**** | 0.78*** | 0.40**** | 0.48**** | 1.2* | B > C > M > E |
Total of Q5 Life impact, median (IQR) | 49 (36.5) | 40 (56.25) | 5 (12) | 2 (8) | 1.0 | 1.1**** | 1.1**** | 1.1**** | 1.1**** | 1.0* | M, E > B > C |
Items of EHS questionnaire | |||||||||||
Total of II-1 Symptoms, median (IQR) | 94.5 (69.75) | 69 (63) | 37 (33.5) | 30 (29.25) | 1.0 | 1.0**** | 1.0**** | 1.0**** | 1.0**** | 1.0* | M, E > B > C |
Total of II-2 EMF-producing objects, median (IQR) | 5 (21) | 19 (21) | 0 (3.5) | 1 (4) | 0.93** | 1.1** | 1.1**** | 1.2**** | 1.2**** | 1.0 | E > M > B, C |
II-3 Reaction to EMFs | |||||||||||
q67 Sensitive to EMFs, median (IQR) | 2 (4) | 3.5 (3) | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 0.66**** | 2.3**** | 3.0**** | 4.4**** | 5.0**** | 1.2 | E > M > B, C |
q68 Detailed description, % (n)d | 58.9 (53) | 89.1 (106) | 20.6 (20) | 9.4 (58) | 0.17**** | 5.2**** | 13**** | 33**** | 71**** | 2.4* | E > M > B > C |
q69 Experience a severe electric shock, % (n)e | 57.0 (61) | 67.5 (79) | 38.5 (37) | 49.4 (298) | 0.58 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.6*** | 2.2** | 0.66 | E, M, C, B |
q70 Frequency of static electricity, median (IQR) | 1 (2) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0.80 | 1.5* | 1.2 | 2.0**** | 1.4*** | 0.74* | E, M, C > B |
q71 Frequency of negative health around EMFs, median (IQR) | 1 (3) | 3 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.61**** | 2.7**** | 3.5**** | 4.9**** | 5.6**** | 1.3 | E > M > B, C |
III General health | |||||||||||
d1 Well-being, median (IQR) | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 0.59** | 0.24**** | 0.31**** | 0.66* | 0.66** | 1.0 | B, C > E > M |
d2 Good health, median (IQR) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (0) | 0.60* | 0.22**** | 0.20**** | 0.47*** | 0.37**** | 0.75 | C, B > E > M |
d3.1 Sleep, median (IQR) | 1 (2) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 0.63* | 0.37**** | 0.38**** | 0.68 | 0.63*** | 0.90 | C, B, E > M |
d3.2 Sleeping hours per day, median (IQR) | 7 (2) | 7 (2) | 6 (2) | 6 (1) | 1.1 | 1.8*** | 1.6**** | 1.5** | 1.3* | 0.76 | M, E > C, B |
d3.3 Sleeping disorder, median (IQR) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 1.1 | 1.6** | 2.0**** | 1.5** | 1.8**** | 1.2 | M, E > B, C |
d4 Chronic illness, % (n)e | 63.6 (70) | 59.6 (68) | 87.4 (83) | 44.4 (272) | 1.2 | 0.22*** | 2.2** | 0.17**** | 1.8* | 8.2**** | B > M, E > C |
Total of IV THI-D, median (IQR) | 22 (9) | 21 (9) | 16 (7) | 15.5 (8) | 1.0 | 1.2**** | 1.2**** | 1.1*** | 1.1**** | 1.0 | M, E > B, C |