Table 1.
ALS (n=272) | Controls (n=251) | |
---|---|---|
Females : males | 155:117 | 116:135 |
Age | 58.29 (10.05) | 50.89 (13.03) |
Total # of Sessions | 775 | 320 |
Median # of Sessions per subject | 2.00 (3.00) | 1.00 (1.00) |
Onset, spinal : bulbar | 228:44 | - |
Disease duration (months) | 28.08 (24.17) | - |
ASLFRS-R total | 35.41 (7.36) | - |
ALSFRS-R bulbar | 10.46 (2.15) | - |
% FVC | 82.85 (22.15) | - |
% Intelligibility, SIT | 94.11 (14.01) | 98.55 (1.22) |
Speaking rate, SIT (WPM) | 156.23 (41.07) | 198.07 (21.80) |
ALSFRS-R: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised (5); %FVC: % Forced vital capacity; SIT: Speech Intelligibility Test; WPM: Words per minute