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	–