Table 3 Impact of age and illness duration on miRNA expression.

From: Circulating microRNA expression signatures accurately discriminate myalgic encephalomyelitis from fibromyalgia and comorbid conditions

miRNA (relative expression)

ME/CFS

ME/CFS + FM

FM

HC

Age (years)

Illness duration (years)

Age (years)

Illness duration (years)

Age (years)

Illness duration (years)

Age (years)

Hsa-miR-28-5p

r = 0.062

r = 0.196

r = − 0.033

r = − 0.070

r = 0.017

r = 0.069

r = − 0.286

p = 0.700

p = 0.219

p = 0.865

p = 0.728

p = 0.917

p = 0.717

p = 0.113

Hsa-miR-29a-3p

r = 0.179

r = 0.146

r = 0.199

r = 0.181

r = − 0.063

r = 0.092

r = 0.040

p = 0.262

p = 0.364

p = 0.300

p = 0.367

p = 0.706

p = 0.630

p = 0.830

Hsa-miR-127-3p

r = 0.035

r = − 0.023

r = 0.218

r = 0.094

r = 0.000

r = − 0.056

r = − 0.299

p = 0.825

p = 0.886

p = 0.256

p = 0.642

p = 0.999

p = 0.768

p = 0.096

Hsa-miR-140-5p

r = 0.136

r = 0.137

r = − 0.294

r = 0.000

r = − 0.028

r = 0.124

r = − 0.262

p = 0.395

p = 0.394

p = 0.122

p = 0.999

p = 0.870

p = 0.513

p = 0.147

Hsa-miR-150-5p

r = 0.002

r = − 0.087

r = − 0.237

r = − 0.108

r = − 0.061

r = − 0.005

r = − 0.116

p = 0.989

p = 0.588

p = 0.216

p = 0.591

p = 0.717

p = 0.981

p = 0.527

Hsa-miR-181b-5p

r = − 0.120

r = − 0.161

r = − 0.167

r = − 0.254

r = − 0.170

r = − 0.004

r = − 0.173

p = 0.454

p = 0.315

p = 0.388

p = 0.200

p = 0.307

p = 0.982

p = 0.344

Hsa-miR-374b-5p

r = 0.136

r = 0.043

r = 0.177

r = − 0.025

r = − 0.024

r = 0.131

r = − 0.061

p = 0.396

p = 0.789

p = 0.358

p = 0.902

p = 0.888

p = 0.491

p = 0.740

Hsa-miR-486-5p

r = 0.278

r = 0.129

r = 0.325

r = 0.262

r = − 0.115

r = 0.014

r = − 0.208

p = 0.078

p = 0.423

p = 0.085

p = 0.188

p = 0.492

p = 0.943

p = 0.253

Hsa-miR-3620-3p

r = − 0.244

r = − 0.161

r = 0.141

r = 0.292

r = − 0.148

r = 0.085

r = − 0.032

p = 0.125

p = 0.314

p = 0.465

p = 0.139

p = 0.375

p = 0.655

p = 0.863

Hsa-miR-4433a-5p

r = 0.066

r = − 0.093

r = 0.006

r = − 0.364

r = 0.132

r = 0.084

r = 0.032

p = 0.680

p = 0.562

p = 0.976

p = 0.062

p = 0.429

p = 0.658

p = 0.861

Hsa-miR-6819-3p

r = − 0.073

r = − 0.053

r = − 0.160

r = − 0.174

r = − 0.304

r = 0.027

r = 0.053

p = 0.651

p = 0.742

p = 0.409

p = 0.385

p = 0.064

p = 0.887

p = 0.773

  1. Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) and the P-values are presented. P values < 0.05 were considered significant.