Table 1.
Descriptive analysis of demographic and clinical characteristics by region for each of the diagnostic categories. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
| Demographic and clinical characteristics stratified by region | ||
|---|---|---|
| Valencia (n = 219) | Catalonia (n = 524) | |
| Variables | ||
| Sex [n (%)] | ||
| Women | 99 (45.2) | 246 (46.9) |
| Men | 120 (54.8) | 278 (53.1) |
| Age at diagnosisa | 62.79 (11.30) | 63.68 (12.47) |
| 63 (56.0–70.0) | 65.0 (56.0–73.0) | |
| (21–86) | (25–89) | |
| Age at diagnosis in quintiles [n (%)] | ||
| < = 53/ < = 52 | 35 (16.0) | 92 (17.6) |
| (53–59]/(52–61] | 50 (22.8) | 105 (20.0) |
| (59–66]/(61,67] | 41 (18.7) | 109 (20.8) |
| (66–71]/(67,74.6] | 48 (21.9) | 105 (20.0) |
| > 71/ > 74.6 | 45 (20.5) | 113 (21.6) |
| Symptom at onset [n (%)] | ||
| Bulbar | 62 (28.31) | 155 (29.6) (n = 512) |
| Spinal | 146 (66.67) | 324 (61.8) (n = 512) |
| Respiratory | 4 (1.83) | 20 (3.8) (n = 512) |
| Cognitive (dementia) | 7 (3.20) | 13 (2.5) (n = 512) |
| C9orf72 [n (%)] | 17 (8.25) (n = 206) | 33 (8.82) (n = 374) |
| SOD1 [n (%)] | 5 (2.43) (n = 206) | 2 (1.87) (n = 107) |
aFirst row: mean (sd).
Second row: median (1st–3rd quartiles).
Third row: (min–max).