Table 4.
Characteristic | Without the risk allele (N = 446) | With the risk allele (N = 53) | P-value |
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Sex (male/female) | 284/162 | 37/16 | 0.449 |
Mean age at onset (SD) (year) | 51.20 ± 11.99 | 52.02 ± 10.89 | 0.630 |
Site of onset (bulbar/spinal) | 78/368 | 10/43 | 0.803 |
Disease progression: ΔFS Median (25th, 75th percentiles) | 0.54 (0.29–0.88) | 0.52 (0.22–0.88) | 0.907 |
Smoking | 111/335 | 14/39 | 0.808 |
Alcohol abusing | 83/363 | 12/41 | 0.480 |
Pesticides exposure | 68/378 | 8/45 | 0.977 |