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Few studies have compared questionnaires with objective measures like an actometer or an exercise test. This study compared three measures of physical activity in ME\/CFS patients: the physical functioning scale (PFS) of the SF-36, the number of steps\/day (Steps) using an actometer, and the %peak VO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      of a cardiopulmonary stress test.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Female ME\/CFS patients were selected from a clinical database if the three types of measurements were available, and the interval between measurements was \u2264\u20093\u00a0months. Data from the three measures were compared by linear regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In 99 female patients the three different measures were linearly, significantly, and positively correlated (PFS vs Steps, PFS vs %peak VO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      and Steps vs %peak VO\n                      <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                      : all P\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Subgroup analysis showed that the relations between the three measures were not different in patients with versus without fibromyalgia and with versus without a maximal exercise effort (RER\u2009\u2265\u20091.1). In 20 patients re-evaluated for symptom worsening, the mean of all three measures was significantly lower (P\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001), strengthening the observation of the relations between them. Despite the close correlation, we observed a large variation between the three measures in individual patients.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Given the large variation in ME\/CFS patients, the use of only one type of measurement is inadequate. 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