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. 2021 May 17;21:236. doi: 10.1186/s12887-021-02692-2

Table 4.

2018 and 2019 Surveys Comparison of Tests Required for SMA Diagnosis

Each test comparison
2018 Response 2019 Response p value
Electromyography 0.189
 Yes 11.3% 14.5%
 No 88.7% 85.5%
Genetic Testing 0.03
 Yes 52.7% 45.0%
 No 47.3% 55.0%
Muscle Biopsy 0.068
 Yes 31.0% 37.2%
 No 69.0% 62.8%
Serum Creatinine Kinase 0.017
 Yes 4.3% 1.7%
 No 95.7% 98.3%
Other 0.218
 Yes 0.7% 1.7%
 No 99.3% 98.3%