Wichita Clinical Study Data Access

The data sets were collected during a 2-day in-hospital clinical assessment study conducted from December 2002 to July 2003 in Wichita, KS, USA (referred to as Wichita Clinical Study). The study enrolled 227 people and classified them into study groups. Each group was based on particular criteria, including those who:

• Meet the 1994 CFS international case definition (CFS)
• Meet the 1994 CFS international case definition except that a major depressive disorder with melancholic features was identified (CFS-MDDm)
• Are chronically fatigued but not meeting the CFS case definition because of insufficient number of symptoms or fatigue severity (ISF)
• Are chronically fatigued but with ISF and a major depressive disorder with melancholic features (ISF-MDDm)
• Are non-fatigued controls matched to CFS subjects on age, race/ethnicity, sex, and body mass index (NF)

Assessment included clinical evaluation of each subject’s medical and psychiatric status, sleep characteristics and cognitive functioning. Laboratory testing evaluated neuroendocrine status, autonomic nervous system function, systemic cytokine profiles, peripheral blood gene expression patterns and polymorphisms in genes involved in neurotransmission and immune regulation. Evaluation was performed without knowledge of disease classification.

Further details about this study are provided in the study overview document pdf icon[PDF – 125KB] , which should be read before using any data set. The documents associated with each data set contain the information necessary for understanding the included variables. This web site contains documents only.

CDC Chronic Viral Diseases Branch is making the data accessible to researchers through CDC’s NCHS Research Data Center (RDC). All researchers and users interested in the data shall be subject to all RDC procedures and protocols. Email rdca@cdc.gov with the subject “Wichita CFS Gene Expression Data” and discuss next steps with your RDC Analyst.

Wichita Clinical Study Overview
Document pdf icon[PDF – 143 KB]

CDC Symptom Inventory Questionnaire
Document pdf icon[PDF – 174KB]
Scoring Algorithm pdf icon[PDF – 96KB]

CDC Symptom Inventory
Document pdf icon[PDF – 119KB]

Classification
Document pdf icon[PDF – 67 KB]
Codebook  pdf icon[PDF – 73KB]

Demographic
Document pdf icon[PDF – 51 KB]
Codebook pdf icon[PDF – 34 KB]

Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory
Document pdf icon[PDF – 66 KB]
Codebook pdf icon[PDF – 63KB]

SF-36 Health Survey
Document pdf icon[PDF – 99 KB]
Codebook  pdf icon[PDF – 62KB]

CDC Symptom Inventory
Document pdf icon[PDF – 54 KB]
Codebook pdf icon[PDF -58KB]

Physical Examination
Document pdf icon[PDF – 50 KB]
Codebook pdf icon[PDF – 67 KB]

Laboratory Tests
Document pdf icon[PDF – 52 KB]
Codebook  pdf icon[PDF – 104KB]

Gynecological History
Document pdf icon[PDF – 49 KB]
Codebook  pdf icon[PDF – 83KB]

Medication Usage
Document pdf icon[PDF – 50 KB]
Codebook  pdf icon[PDF – 59KB]

Tobacco Questionnaire
Document pdf icon[PDF – 49 KB]
Codebook pdf icon[PDF – 159 KB]

Endocrine
Document pdf icon[PDF – 66 KB]
Codebook  pdf icon[PDF – 133KB]

Catecholamines
Document pdf icon[PDF – 65 KB]
Codebook pdf icon[PDF – 45 KB]

Cytokines
Document pdf icon[PDF – 68 KB]
Codebook pdf icon[PDF – 44 KB]

Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery
Document pdf icon[PDF – 83 KB]
Codebook pdf icon[PDF – 163 KB]

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
Document pdf icon[PDF – 66 KB]
Codebook pdf icon[PDF – 12 KB]

Wide-Range Achievement Tests
Document pdf icon[PDF – 54 KB]
Codebook pdf icon[PDF – 66 KB]

Epworth Sleepiness Scale
Document pdf icon[PDF – 54 KB]
Codebook pdf icon[PDF – 57KB]

Nap Questionnaire
Document pdf icon[PDF – 49 KB]
Codebook  pdf icon[PDF – 77KB]

Sleep Questionnaire
Document pdf icon[PDF – 64 KB]
Codebook  pdf icon[PDF – 159KB]

Polysomnographic and Multiple Sleep Latency Test
Document pdf icon[PDF – 73 KB]
Codebook pdf icon[PDF – 146 KB]

Self-Rating Depression Scale
Document pdf icon[PDF – 65 KB]
Codebook  pdf icon[PDF – 57KB]

Davidson Trauma Scale
Document pdf icon[PDF – 65 KB]
Codebook pdf icon[PDF – 61KB]

General Health Questionnaire
Document pdf icon[PDF – 53 KB]
Codebook  pdf icon[PDF – 55KB]

Childhood Trauma Questionnaire
Document pdf icon[PDF – 67 KB]
Codebook pdf icon[PDF – 53 KB]

Traumatic Life Events Questionnaire
Document pdf icon[PDF – 67 KB]
Codebook  pdf icon[PDF – 67KB]

Life Experiences Survey
Document pdf icon[PDF – 67 KB]
Codebook  pdf icon[PDF – 58KB]

Perceived Stress Scale
Document pdf icon[PDF – 65 KB]
Codebook pdf icon[PDF – 63KB]

Ways of Coping Questionnaire
Document pdf icon[PDF – 66 KB]
Codebook pdf icon[PDF – 54 KB]

Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
Document pdf icon[PDF – 67 KB]
Codebook pdf icon[PDF – 52 KB]

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
Document pdf icon[PDF – 90 KB]
Codebook pdf icon[PDF – 110KB]

Gene Expression
Document pdf icon[PDF – 77 KB]

Note: If you are interested in using the gene expression data, please contact the RDC before submitting a proposal. Email rdca@cdc.gov with the subject “Wichita CFS Gene Expression Data” and someone will call you to discuss the process.