Table 1.

Demographic and Clinical Information for Patients With and Without ALS

	Gender	Age (Years)	Disease Duration (Years)	Bulbar vs. Nonbulbar	Average Bulbar ALSFRS-R Score*	Disease Progression
ALS case
1	Female	46	15.5	Nonbulbar	Unknown	Unknown
2	Female	57	3	Bulbar	0	Moderate
3	Female	58	2.8	Nonbulbar	1	Fast
4	Male	62	6	Nonbulbar	2.7	Slow
5	Female	66	5	Bulbar	1	Moderate
6	Female	67	2.8	Bulbar	0.3	Moderate
7	Male	70	18	Nonbulbar	2	Slow
8	Female	71	23	Nonbulbar	3.7	Slow
9	Male	74	1.1	Bulbar	0.7	Fast
10	Male	75	4	Bulbar	0	Moderate
Control case	Gender	Age (Years)	Cause of Death
1	Female	50	Asthma
2	Female	65	Pneumonia
3	Male	65	Myocardial infarction
4	Female	67	Liver failure
5	Male	69	Respiratory failure
6	Male	69	Subdural hemorrhage
7	Female	73	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
8	Male	75	Cancer
9	Female	77	Myocardial infarction
10	Male	92	Myelodysplastic syndrome

^*Each patient received a score from 0 (complete disability) to 4 (normal function) for speech, salivation, and swallowing. The average of these three scores is reported here.