Table 6.
Median survival based on the patient characteristics
| Characteristic | Number of cases | % | Median survival from diagnosis (months) |
Log‐rank test p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 102 | 100 | 49.4 | |
| Gender | ||||
| Males | 62 | 60.8 | 47.8 | <0.05 |
| Females | 40 | 39.2 | 49.2 | |
| Age at diagnosis | ||||
| <40 years | 11 | 10.9 | 59.7 | <0.05 |
| 40–49 years | 24 | 23.5 | 51.1 | |
| 50–59 years | 24 | 23.5 | 47.1 | |
| 60–69 years | 30 | 29.4 | 40.9 | |
| ≥70 years | 13 | 12.7 | 40.8 | |
| Site of onset | ||||
| Limb | 63 | 61.8 | 51.3 | <0.05 |
| Bulbar | 35 | 34.3 | 47.6 | |
| Generalized | 4 | 3.9 | 47.8 | |
| Lag from onset to diagnosis | ||||
| ≤12 months | 59 | 57.8 | 47.6 | <0.05 |
| >12 months | 43 | 42.2 | 50.2 | |
| BMI | ||||
| <18.5 | 15 | 14.7 | 39.1 | <0.05 |
| 18.5–24.9 | 35 | 34.3 | 48.4 | |
| ≥25 | 25 | 24.5 | 51.1 | |
| Missing | 27 | 26.5 | 48.2 | |