Table 1. Demographics of participants

Participant number	Diagnosis	Age group	Sex	Ethnicity	Practice deprivation decile (IMD data)
P1	Fibromyalgia	60–69	F	White British	Fifth more deprived
P2	Fibromyalgia	40–49	F	White British	Least deprived
P3	Fibromyalgia and CFS/ME	70–79	M	White British	Fifth more deprived
P4	CFS/ME	50–59	F	White British	Third less deprived
P6	Fibromyalgia	40–49	F	White British	Fifth more deprived
P7	CFS/ME	40–49	M	White British	Fifth more deprived
P8	Fibromyalgia	40–49	M	White British	Fifth more deprived
P9	Fibromyalgia	60–69	F	White British	Fifth more deprived
P10	CFS/ME	30–39	F	White British	Fifth more deprived
P12	Fibromyalgia	70–79	F	White British	Third less deprived
P13	Fibromyalgia and CFS/ME	40–49	F	White British	Third less deprived
P14	Fibromyalgia and CFS/ME	50–59	F	White British	Third less deprived
P15	Fibromyalgia and CFS/ME	50-–59	F	Black British Caribbean	Most deprived

CFS/ME = chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, IMD = Index of Multiple Deprivation.