Table 3. Economical Conditions and the Median Survival Times (Months) of the Fatal Cases of Various Prion Diseases.
| All | Subtype | P | ||||
| sCJD | fCJD | FFI | GSS | |||
| Permanent residence source | – | |||||
| Urban (n) | 84 | 70 | 6 | 8 | 0 | |
| Median (range) | 6.1 (1.0–21.3) | 6.1 (1.0–21.3) | 5.0 (1.0–9.1) | 8.2 (6.1–14.2) | – | 0.327 |
| Rural (n) | 37 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| Median (range) | 8.1 (1.0–23.3) | 7.2 (1.0–23.3) | 3.0 (2.0–8.2) | 8.1 (8.1–10.1) | 10.1 | 0.029 |
| P | 0.607 | 0.227 | 0.219 | 0.626 | – | |
| Continuous medical care | ||||||
| Yes (n) | 88 | 67 | 11 | 9 | 1 | |
| Median (range) | 6.1 (1.0–23.3) | 6.1 (1.0–23.3) | 4.1 (1.0–9.1) | 8.2 (6.1–14.2) | 10.1 | 0.114 |
| No (n) | 33 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Median (range) | 9.1 (2.0–19.3) | 10.1 (2.0–19.3) | 2.0 | 9.1 (8.1–9.1) | – | <0.001 |
| P | 0.176 | 0.254 | 0.038 | 0.587 | – | |