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. 2018 Sep 19;9:751. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00751

Table 2.

Sociodemographic, clinical, and psychological characteristics of DM1 patients.

All DM1 (n = 31) Juvenile DM1 (n = 18) Adult-onset DM1 (n = 9) Late-onset DM1 (n = 4)
Age (years) 37.0 (25.0–50.0) 29.5 (24.0–40.0) 39.0 (36.0–52.0) 55.0 (48.0–58.5)
Gender (% Male) 61 55.6 55.6 100
Age at onset (n) 20.0 (16.0–25.0)* 16.0 (12.0–20.0) 31.0 (25.0–33.0) 43.0 (41.0–45.0)*
Disease duration (years) 14.0 (6.0–24.0) 15.0 (6.0–24.0) 14.0 (5.0–18.0) 8.0 (2.0–14.0)
CTG REPEAT RANGE (n)
E1 (51–150) 2 (6.5%) 0 0 2 (50.0%)
E2 (151–500) 16 (51.6%) 10 (55.6%) 5 (55.6%) 1 (25.0%)
E3 (501–800) 6 (19.4%) 5 (27.8%) 1 (11.1%) 0
E4 (>800) 3 (9.7%) 2 (11.1%) 1 (11.1%) 0
not determined 4 (12.9%) 1 (5.6%) 2 (22.2%) 1 (25.0%)
MIRS 3.0 (2.0–4.0) 3.0 (2.0–4.0) 4.0 (3.0–4.0) 2.0 (1.0–3.5)
MRC 125.0 (112.0–127.7) 125.0 (111.0–128.0) 122.7 (115.0–125.0) 126.0 (112.8–130.0)
Epworth Sleepiness Scale 6.0 (4.0–9.0) 7.0 (6.0–12.0) 6.0 (4.0–7.0) 5.5 (3.0–6.0)
Education (years) 13.0 (8.0–13.0) 13.0 (13.0–13.0) 13.0 (8.0–16.0) 8.0 (8.0–8.0)
% employed 71.0 72.2 66.7 75
% in a relationship 45.0 22.2 66.7 100
ITALIAN REGION
North 24 (77.4%) 12 (66.7%) 8 (88.9%) 4 (100%)
Center 3 (9.7%) 3 (16.7%) 0 0
South 4 (12.9%) 3 (16.7%) 1 (11.1%) 0
MMSE
% in the norm range 96.8 94.4 100 100
ENB-2
% in the norm range 80.6 72.2 88.9 100
FAB
% in the norm range 71.0 61.1 77.8 100
% upper limits of the norm 16.1 22.2 11.1 0
% lower limits of the norm 9.7 16.7 0 0
% deficit 3.2 0 11.1 0
SCL-90-R
% T-scores in the normal range
Global severity index 80.6 83.3 77.8 75.0
Positive symptom total 87.1 88.9 77.8 100
Positive symptom distress index 83.9 88.9 77.8 75.0
Somatization 83.9 83.3 77.8 100
Obsessive-compulsive 90.3 94.4 77.8 100
Interpersonal sensitivity 80.6 83.3 77.8 75.0
Depression 80.6 88.9 66.7 75.0
Anxiety 96.8 100 88.9 100
Hostility 77.4 83.3 55.6 100
Phobic anxiety 90.3 94.4 77.8 100
Paranoid ideation 83.9 83.3 77.8 100
Psychoticism 83.9 88.9 77.8 75.0
*

Patients excluded since asymptomatic. Median value (interquartile range).