Fig.1.

Ranked features of sIBM that can contribute to death, based on the experience of 13 physicians from seven countries. Features presented for ranking were based on the physicians’ responses in round 1 of the questionnaire. Each physician was asked to score the features of sIBM shown above on the basis of contribution to death in the patients they were following (1 = most common, 5 = least common). Five physicians did not think features of sIBM contributed to death. Of those physicians who provided scores, mean scores were calculated and used to rank features. Physicians did not expand on which comorbidities associated with sIBM could contribute to death. sIBM, sporadic inclusion body myositis.