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. 2011 May 1;34(5):627–632. doi: 10.1093/sleep/34.5.627

Table S1.

Narcolepsy with cataplexy by puberty status at both onset and diagnosis

Diagnosis/Onset Prepuberty Diagnostic-Puberty Onset-Prepuberty Diagnosis/Onset Puberty Diagnostic-Postpuberty Onset-Prepubery Diagnostic-Postpuberty Onset-Puberty Diagnosis/Onset Postpuberty
n = 142 n = 42 n = 35 n = 23 n = 24 n = 5
Age (y) 7.56 ± 0.12 12.12 ± 0.22§,††† 12.40 ± 0.24††† 15.39 ± 0.29†† 15.71 ± 0.29 16.80 ± 0.63
70.21% 66.67% 60.00% 60.87% 66.67% 100.00%
Sex 19.61 ± 0.42 (139) 22.80 ± 0.77 (41)§§ 22.75 ± 0.85 (34)§§ 27.59 ± 1.03 25.22 ± 1.01 21.89 ± 2.21
BMI (kg/m2) 6.72 ± 0.14 7.76 ± 0.25* 11.43 ± 0.28††† 8.04 ± 0.34** 12.58 ± 0.34†† 15.20 ± 0.73
Age of disease onset (sleepiness or cataplexy) (y) 6.78 ± 0.13 (140) 8.00 ± 0.25* 11.46 ± 0.27††† 8.26 ± 0.33** 12.79 ± 0.33†† 15.20 ± 0.71
Age of onset (EDS) (y) 6.92 ± 0.14 (140) 8.38 ± 0.26 (40)* 11.49 ± 0.28††† 9.38 ± 0.36 (21)** 13.00 ± 0.34†† 15.40 ± 0.74
Age of onset (cataplexy) (y) 58.39% (137) 38.10% 48.49% (33) 56.52% 79.17% 60.00%
% Hypnagogic hallucinations 6.80 ± 0.18 (79) 7.13 ± 0.40 (15)&&&,* 11.56 ± 0.39 (16)** 10.46 ± 0.43 (13)** 12.95 ± 0.36 (19)†† 15.00 ± 0.90 (3)
Age of onset (hallucinations) (y) 14.71% (136) 15% (40) 40.63% (32) 43.48% 66.67%†† 60.00%
% Sleep paralysis 7.17 ± 0.39 (18) 8.83 ± 0.68 (6)* 11.58 ± 0.48 (12)&&&,** 9.90 ± 0.52 (10)** 13.06 ± 0.41 (16)†† 15.00 ± 0.96 (3)
Age of onset (sleep paralysis) (y) 96.26% (107) 86.21% (29) 93.75% (16) 87.50% (16) 80.00% (20) 100% (4)
% Disturbed nocturnal sleep 14.29% (91) 7.14% (28) 8.33% (24) 0% (19) 11.11% (18) 25.00% (4)
MSLT sleep latency (min) 3.24 ± 0.19 (138) 2.67 ± 0.34 2.60 ± 0.39 (23) 3.37 ± 0.47 4.28 ± 0.471 (23) 5.47 ± 1.00
MSLT SOREMP numbers 4.48 ± 0.08 (137) 4.57 ± 0.14 4.00 ± 0.16 (33) 4.39 ± 0.19 4.25 ± 0.18 3.80 ± 0.40
MSLT SOREMP (mean latency) 2.09 ± 0.13 (136) 1.98 ± 0.23 2.91 ± 0.26 (33) 2.60 ± 0.32 3.23 ± 0.31 3.87 ± 0.68
MSLT % < 8 and ≥ 2 SOREMP 96.35% (137) 95.24% 93.75 % (32) 91.30% 95.65% (23) 80.00%
AHI 10.8 ± 0.18 (104) 1.10 ± 0.32 (33)§ 1.40 ± 0.38 (24) 0.60 ± 0.40 (22) 0.77 ± 0.39 (23) 1.00 ± 0.83
% AHI > 10 0.96% (104) 3.03% (33) 4.17% (24) 0% (22) 0% (23) 0%
% Hypocretin-1 ≤ 110 85.71% (7) 87.5% (8) 100% (6) 100% (8) 100% (5) 50% (2)
% Hypocretin-1 ≤ 200 100% (7) 87.5% (8) 100% (6) 100% (8) 100% (5) 50% (2)
DQB1*0602 94.66% (131) 96% (50) 94.83% (58) 100% (17) 100% (20) 90% (10)
% ASO ≥ 100 25.86% (58) 8.33% (12) 46.15% (13) 50% (10) 21.05% (19) 33.33% (3)
% ASO ≥ 200 20.69% (58) 8.33% (12) 46.15% (13) 20% (10) 5.26% (19) 33.33% (3)
% ADB ≥ 480 12.07% (58) 0% (12) 15.39% (13) 20% (10) 0% (19) 0% (3)
Disease duration (blood sample-onset) (y) 0.85 ± 0.13 (135) 4.39 ± 0.24 (41)***,& 0.97 ± 0.26§§ 7.30 ± 0.32** 3.13 ± 0.31†† 1.60 ± 0.69

Unadjusted comparisons:

P < 0.001 vs other groups.

§

P < 0.05 vs group 3;

†††

P < 0.001 vs group 4, 5, 6;

††

P < 0.01 versus group 6;

§§

P < 0.01 versus group 4, 5;

&

P < 0.05 versus group 5;

*

P < 0.001 versus group 1, 3, 5, 6;

&&&

P < 0.05 versus group 4;

***

P < 0.001 versus group 3, 4, 6;

**

P < 0.001 versus group 5, 6.