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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurol. 2019 Jul 26;266(11):2752–2763. doi: 10.1007/s00415-019-09481-z

Table 1:

Participant Characteristics

Controls N=12 DMD N=36 P value
Age (yrs) 13.9 (6.3–18.3) 12.6 (7.3–18.8) ns (p=0.259)
Height (cm) 161(117–191) 132 (117–160) *p=0.002
Weight (kg) 55.4 (21.4–90.3) 40.8 (24.0–71.2) ns (p=0.054)
BMI 20.3 (15.9–28.2) 23.0 (16.3–36.6) ns (p=0.156)
FVC (L) 4.08 (1.44–5.91) 1.89 (0.79–3.17) *p<0.001
%pFVC 103% (96–114%) 86% (39–134%) *p<0.001
CPF (L/s) 372.8 (147.6–551.4) 223.9 (132.6–423.0) *p=0.003
MIP (cm H2O) 103 (55–152) 64 (24–103) *p<0.001
%pMIP 120% (91–154%) 85% (31–155%) *p<0.001
MEP (cm H2O) 105 (74–158) 64 (26–105) *p<0.001
%pMEP 96% (51–141%) 62% (25–140%) *p<0.001

Data are reported as mean (range).

*

Indicates a statistically significant difference between the control and DMD groups. (ns = not significant)