Table 2.

Age- and education-adjusted ECAS cot-off scores. Number of SMA and ALS patients who reached ECAS under cut-off scores (with respect to the total score and ECAS subdomains). Abbreviations: SMA, Spinal Muscular Atrophy; ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; ECAS, Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen; n, number; vs., versus; OR, odds ratio.

	SMA	ALS	SMA vs. ALS
ECAS total n	34	34
ECAS total under cut-off n	0	8
Percentage	0%	23.5%
			p = 0.005 1; OR = 0.00
ECAS memory n	34	34
ECAS memory under cut-off n	2	6
Percentage	5.9%	17.6%
			p = 0.259 1; OR = 0.29
ECAS visuospatial n	34	34
ECAS visuospatial under cut-off n	6	9
Percentage	17.6%	26.5%
			χ²(1) = 0.770; p = 0.380; OR = 0.60
ECAS ALS-nonspecific n	34	34
ECAS ALS-nonspecific under cut-off n	2	6
Percentage	5.9%	17.6%
			p = 0.259 1; OR = 0.29
ECAS language n	34	34
ECAS language under cut-off n	2	9
Percentage	5.9%	26.5%
			χ²(1) = 5.134; p = 0.021; OR = 0.17
ECAS verbal fluency n	33	34
ECAS verbal fluency under cut-off n	0	7
Percentage	0%	20.6%
			p = 0.011 1; OR = 0.00
ECAS executive n	34	34
ECAS executive under cut-off n	4	7
Percentage	11.8%	20.6%
			χ²(1) = 0.976; p = 0.323; OR = 0.51
ECAS ALS-specific n	34	34
ECAS ALS-specific under cut-off n	9	6
Percentage	26.5%	17.6%
			χ²(1) = 0.770; p = 0.380; OR = 1.68

¹ Fisher’s Exact Test.