Table 2.
Descriptive analysis of demographic and clinical characteristics by region for each of the diagnostic categories. Progressive Muscular Atrophy (PMA)
| Demographic and clinical characteristics stratified by region | ||
|---|---|---|
| Valencia (n = 27) | Catalonia (n = 14) | |
| Variables | ||
| Sex [n (%)] | ||
| Women | 5 (18.5) | 2 (14.3) |
| Men | 22 (81.5) | 12 (85.7) |
| Age at diagnosisa | 60.70 (14.28) | 55.50 (13.33) |
| 64 (52.0–72.0) | 54.0 (42.8–68.0) | |
| (23–78) | (36–76) | |
| Age at diagnosis in quintiles [n (%)] | ||
| < = 53/ < = 52 | 7 (25.9) | 7 (50.0) |
| (53–59]/(52–61] | 3 (11.1) | 1 (7.1) |
| (59–66]/(61,67] | 5 (18.5) | 2 (14.3) |
| (66–71]/(67,74.6] | 5 (18.5) | 3 (21.4) |
| > 71/ > 74.6 | 7 (25.9) | 1 (7.1) |
| Symptom at onset [n (%)] | ||
| Bulbar | 2 (7.4) | 0 (0.0) (n = 6) |
| Spinal | 25 (92.6) | 6 (100.0) (n = 6) |
| Respiratory | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) (n = 6) |
| Cognitive (dementia) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) (n = 6) |
| C9orf72 [n (%)] | 0 (0.0) (n = 26) | 0 (0.0) (n = 13) |
| SOD1 [n (%)] | 3 (11.54) (n = 26) | 0 (0.0) (n = 4) |
aFirst row: mean (sd).
Second row: median (1st-3rd quartiles).
Third row: (min–max).