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. 2020 Jun 15;267(11):3235–3242. doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-09970-6

Table 2.

Changes from baseline to follow-up to individual items within the DM1-ActivC

Total sample
(n = 150)
Lower total score (i.e., worsened ability)
at follow-up (n = 65)
Higher total score (i.e., improved ability) at follow-up (n = 36)
No item
change
Higher item
score at
follow-up
Lower item
score at follow-up
No item
change
Higher item
score at follow-up
Lower item
score at follow-up
No item
change
Higher item
score at
follow-up
Lower item
score at
follow-up
Eat soup 137 (91%) 7 (5%) 6 (4%) 58 (89%) 3 (5%) 4 (6%) 31 (86%) 3 (8%) 2 (6%)
Visit family or friends 129 (86%) 10 (7%) 11 (7%) 56 (86%) 2 (3%) 7 (11%) 26 (72%) 8 (22%) 2 (6%)
Care for your hair and body 129 (86%) 8 (5%) 13 (9%) 53 (82%) 2 (3%) 10 (15%) 29 (81%) 4 (11%) 3 (8%)
Dress your lower body 125 (83%) 7 (5%) 18 (12%) 52 (80%) 1 (2%) 12 (18%) 26 (72%) 5 (14%) 5 (14%)
Wash your upper body 128 (85%) 10 (7%) 12 (8%) 55 (85%) 3 (5%) 7 (11%) 27 (75%) 4 (11%) 5 (14%)
Take a shower 124 (83%) 12 (8%) 14 (9%) 53 (82%) 2 (3%) 10 (15%) 27 (75%) 7 (19%) 2 (6%)
Wash your lower body 127 (85%) 9 (6%) 14 (9%) 53 (82%) 1 (2%) 11 (17%) 27 (75%) 6 (17%) 3 (8%)
Get out of bed 120 (80%) 11 (7%) 19 (13%) 51 (78%) 0 (0%) 14 (22%) 29 (81%) 6 (17%) 1 (3%)
Move a chair 116 (77%) 14 (9%) 20 (13%) 52 (80%) 1 (2%) 12 (18%) 24 (67%) 9 (25%) 3 (8%)
Do the dusting/cleaning 126 (84%) 9 (6%) 15 (10%) 52 (80%) 2 (3%) 11 (17%) 30 (83%) 6 (17%) 0 (0%)
Do the shopping 126 (84%) 10 (7%) 14 (9%) 55 (85%) 0 (0%) 10 (15%) 27 (75%) 7 (19%) 2 (6%)
Tie the laces of your shoes 112 (75%) 11 (7%) 27 (18%) 42 (65%) 2 (3%) 21 (32%) 27 (75%) 7 (19%) 2 (6%)
Catch an object (e.g., a ball) 118 (79%) 16 (11%) 16 (11%) 48 (74%) 4 (6%) 13 (20%) 28 (78%) 6 (17%) 2 (6%)
Use dustpan and brush 111 (74%) 13 (9%) 26 (17%) 45 (69%) 2 (3%) 18 (28%) 22 (61%) 10 (28%) 4 (11%)
Empty dustbin 117 (78%) 12 (8%) 21 (14%) 46 (71%) 1 (2%) 18 (28%) 24 (67%) 10 (28%) 2 (6%)
Make up your bed 111 (74%) 14 (9%) 25 (17%) 47 (72%) 3 (5%) 15 (23%) 24 (67%) 9 (25%) 3 (8%)
Vacuum clean 119 (79%) 15 (10%) 16 (11%) 50 (77%) 1 (2%) 14 (22%) 27 (75%) 9 (25%) 0 (0%)
Serve coffee/tea on a tray 111 (74%) 18 (12%) 21 (14%) 51 (78%) 0 (0%) 14 (22%) 20 (56%) 15 (42%) 1 (3%)
Dance 107 (71%) 17 (11%) 26 (17%) 40 (62%) 3 (5%) 22 (34%) 26 (72%) 8 (22%) 2 (6%)
Stand up from squatting position 95 (63%) 21 (14%) 34 (23%) 33 (51%) 7 (11%) 25 (38%) 21 (58%) 9 (25%) 6 (17%)
Stand on one leg 102 (68%) 18 (12%) 30 (20%) 44 (68%) 1 (2%) 20 (31%) 20 (56%) 13 (36%) 3 (8%)
Walk uphill 115 (77%) 8 (5%) 27 (18%) 44 (68%) 1 (2%) 20 (31%) 29 (81%) 6 (17%) 1 (3%)
Walk three flights of stairs 115 (77%) 15 (10%) 20 (13%) 46 (71%) 5 (8%) 14 (22%) 26 (72%) 8 (22%) 2 (6%)
Carry and put down heavy object (10 kg) 96 (64%) 28 (19%) 26 (17%) 39 (60%) 5 (8%) 21 (32%) 17 (47%) 16 (44%) 3 (8%)
Run 116 (77%) 16 (11%) 18 (12%) 46 (71%) 4 (6%) 15 (23%) 24 (67%) 11 (31%) 1 (3%)

Data reported as n (%). Because of rounding, percentages might not add up to 100% exactly. In total, n = 49 patients had the same DM1-ActivC total score at baseline and the follow-up visit. A higher/lower score indicates a higher/lower ability to perform activities of daily living