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* These statistics are compiled from postings by EF patients in online forums. Rundate: 2020-12-06 *
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NUMBER OF EF PATIENTS SELECTED FOR THESE STATISTICS: 386

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* (11) Count EF patients reporting these SYMPTOMS (many are under-reported)                        *
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NOTE: The Female% Male% columns show the percentage of that gender having that symptom or concern

Patients  Female  Male  Female%  Male%   Affected Part or Symptom or Concern
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     386     259   127      67%    33%
     269     190    79      73%    62%   Legs
     241     165    76      64%    60%   Arms
     203     129    74      50%    58%   Hands
     193     136    57      53%    45%   Edema
     188     136    52      53%    41%   Induration
     167     126    41      49%    32%   Pain (fibrosis/muscle)
     154     116    38      45%    30%   TightSkin
     147     104    43      40%    34%   Feet
     144      93    51      36%    40%   CarpalTunnel
     139     101    38      39%    30%   Ankles
     135      91    44      35%    35%   Joints
     133      99    34      38%    27%   Fatigue
     115      82    33      32%    26%   Calves
     103      84    19      32%    15%   OrangeSkin (peau d'orange)
      98      73    25      28%    20%   WeightLoss
      93      70    23      27%    18%   Neuropathy/Paresthesia
      91      61    30      24%    24%   Wrists
      84      61    23      24%    18%   Knees
      80      55    25      21%    20%   Pain (joints)
      77      64    13      25%    10%   Itchiness
      76      58    18      22%    14%   Trunk
      75      61    14      24%    11%   Morphea
      75      54    21      21%    17%   GrooveSign
      75      52    23      20%    18%   Cramps
      74      63    11      24%     9%   Abdomen
      73      54    19      21%    15%   Thighs
      66      59     7      23%     6%   Skin has lumpy appearance (cobblestone)
      66      43    23      17%    18%   UnableToWork
      63      41    22      16%    17%   StrengthLoss
      62      42    20      16%    16%   Back
      55      50     5      19%     4%   SwollenBelly (EF=45,Pred=10)
      53      42    11      16%     9%   Chest
      50      40    10      15%     8%   DarkenedSkin
      49      42     7      16%     6%   RedSkin
      48      36    12      14%     9%   Shoulders
      47      37    10      14%     8%   Shins
      45      36     9      14%     7%   Neck
      41      31    10      12%     8%   Elbows
      37      31     6      12%     5%   Respiration
      36      24    12       9%     9%   Throat
      31      28     3      11%     2%   HairLoss
      31      24     7       9%     6%   Fever
      28      26     2      10%     2%   ThickenedSkin
      28      22     6       8%     5%   Hips
      28      20     8       8%     6%   Face
      27      23     4       9%     3%   Pain (skin)
      27      19     8       7%     6%   DrySkin
      23      18     5       7%     4%   Soles
      22      16     6       6%     5%   Jaw
      16      15     1       6%     1%   WhiteSkin
      16      14     2       5%     2%   Pain (unspecified)
      15      13     2       5%     2%   BurningSkin
      15      11     4       4%     3%   PeelingSkin
      14       9     5       3%     4%   Blisters
      11       5     6       2%     5%   SkinSores
       7       5     2       2%     2%   Ulcers
       7       5     2       2%     2%   Wheelchair

57 rows selected.