Table 1.
Sociodemographic and disease-specific characterisation of patient and control group
| Patient group | Control group | |
|---|---|---|
| N | 31 | 19 |
| Age (years) | ||
| Max | 64.6 | 62.5 |
| u. quart | 46.8 | 49.6 |
| Median | 35.9 | 36.2 |
| l. quart | 25.0 | 24.6 |
| min | 19.1 | 21.5 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 20 (64.5%) | 10 (52.6%) |
| Female | 11 (35.5%) | 9 (47.4%) |
| Education (years) | ||
| Max | 26 | 23 |
| u. quart | 18 | 18 |
| Median | 16 | 16 |
| l. quart | 14 | 13 |
| Min | 9 | 10 |
| SMA type | ||
| I | 0 (0.0%) | |
| II | 16 (51.6%) | |
| III | 15 (48.4%) | |
| Motor function (HFMSE) | ||
| N | 27 | |
| Max | 66 | |
| u. quart | 42 | |
| Median | 4 | |
| l. quart | 0 | |
| Min | 0 |
HFMSE = Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale Expanded, a test for physical function with scores ranging from 0 (worst) to 66 (best); u. quart. = upper quartile; l. quart. = lower quartile; interqu. = interquartile range