I guess you could do a study on pwME and controls over the age of 65? There are plenty of sporty older people, of course, but there are also many who're no more active than folk with mild/moderate ME.
I rent a bungalow on an independent living development entirely populated by them. A combination of painful hips, knees and backs worn out by the physical jobs working-class people do, being retired and not having demanding care responsibilities, and having a low key social life that revolves around seated activities, means they'd be well matched with me.