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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 10.
Published in final edited form as: Amyotroph Lateral Scler. 2008 Aug;9(4):212–222. doi: 10.1080/17482960802195632

Table I.

Baseline characteristics.

Primary analysis (n=60)
Secondary analysis (n=86)
Celecoxib/Creatine Minocyline/Creatine Celecoxib/Creatine Minocyline/Creatine
No. of patients randomized (%) 30 (50.0) 30 (50.0) 47 (54.7) 39 (45.3)
Sex, no. (% within drug group)
 Male 23 (76.7) 15 (50.0) 36 (76.6) 23 (59.0)
 Female 7 (23.3) 15 (50.0) 11 (23.4) 16 (41.0)
Age at enrollment, years (Mean) (SD) 55.43 (10.89) 58.50 (13.24) 55.62 (11.48) 58.62 (12.87)
Race, no. (%)
 White 26 (86.7) 27 (90.0) 41 (87.2) 35 (89.7)
 Black or African American 1 (3.3) 1 (3.3) 3 (6.4) 1 (2.6)
 Asian 1 (3.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.1) 0 (0.0)
 American Indian/Alaskan Native 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Other 2 (6.7) 2 (6.7) 2 (4.3) 3 (7.7)
Hispanic ethnicity (race classified as Other for 5 and as White for 1): no. (%) 2 (6.7) 2 (6.7) 2 (4.8) 4 (10.3)
Site of onset, no. (%)
 Arm 11 (36.7) 15 (50.0) 18 (38.2) 20 (51.3)
 Leg 12 (40.0) 10 (33.3) 16 (34.0) 11 (28.2)
 Bulbar 7 (23.3) 5 (16.7) 13 (27.7) 8 (20.5)
Progression rate, no. (%)
Slow 18 (60.0) 17 (56.7) 25 (53.2) 23 (59.0)
Fast 12 (40.0) 13 (43.3) 22 (46.8) 16 (41.0)
ALSFRS-R: Mean (SD) 38.73 (5.11) 38.60 (4.59) 38.79 (4.91) 38.51 (4.77)
FVC: Mean percent predicted (SD) 88.90 (13.64) 94.07 (15.11) 87.96 (15.02) 92.08 (15.13)
TUG: Mean time (SD) 20.54 (35.59) 11.91 (5.89) 19.89 (29.98) 11.26 (5.24)
Mean number of days from symptom onset to enrollment (SD) 734.10 (415.96) 703.93 (401.12) 650.72 (396.83) 732.56 (381.90)
On riluzole, no. (%) 20 (66.7) 21 (70.0) 28 (59.6) 27 (69.2)
Weight, pounds: Mean (SD) 173.47 (24.52) 174.17 (33.19) 177.66 (32.21) 171.77 (30.95)

ALSFRS-R: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale, Revised; FVC: Forced Vital Capacity.