Table 1.
Descriptive summary statistics of covariates, stratified by sport activity (N-group versus Y-group).
| Sport activity |
Total | p* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N-group | Y-group | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Female (%) | 43 (55.1) | 14 (26.4) | 57 (43.5) | p = 0.001 |
| Male (%) | 35 (44.9) | 39 (73.6) | 74 (56.5) | |
| Age, median (IQR) | 67.5 (60.7–73.6) | 62.2 (51.8–70.6) | 67 (58.3–72.8) | p < 0.05 |
| Site of onset | ||||
| Bulbar (%) | 35 (44.9) | 16 (30.2) | 51 (38.9) | p = 0.091 |
| Spinal (%) | 43 (55.1) | 37 (69.8) | 80 (61.1) | |
| C9ORF72 expansion (%) | 11 (14.1) | 5 (9.4) | 16 (12.2) | p = 0.423 |
| Total Occupation MET scores, median (IQR) | 3975 (2524–5775) | 3036 (2229–4860) | 3800 (2394–5670) | p = 0.159 |
| Total Hobby MET scores, median (IQR) | 425 (148–1210) | 365 (60–1237) | 396 (96–1237) | p = 0.449 |
| Total ALS FRS-R score, median (IQR) | 39 (36–43) | 41 (37–45) | 40 (36–44) | p = 0.346 |
| Total | 78 (1 0 0) | 53 (1 0 0) | 131 (1 0 0) | |
Significant differences are reported in bold. IQR, Interquartile Range; ALS FRS-R, ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised.
* Mann-Whitney test and Chi-square test were performed for continuous and discrete variables respectively.