Table 1.

Key baseline characteristics of the study sample.

	Total MD patients included (n = 72)
Female:male ratio	41 (56.9%): 31 (43.1%)
Unilateral:bilateral ratio	64 (88.9%): 8 (11.1%)
Disease duration (*)	10.1 (6.1) years
Age at first MD symptoms	46.8 (12.0) years
Age at inclusion	56.8 (12.7) years

Mean (SD) or absolute numbers (percentage).

^*Mean disease durations at inclusion were similar in both subgroups (MD-dg: 9.8 ± 6.4 years MD-hp: 10.6 ± 5.1 years; p = 0.685).