Table 5.

Generalized Linear Modeling Analyses for the Mean age of ALS Diagnosis by frequency of Vigorous Physical Activity and age, among US adults with ALS who responded to the National ALS Registry’s Physical Activity Survey (October 19, 2010–December 31, 2018)

	Unadjusted Model				Adjusted Model *
Variable	Parameter Estimate	Mean Age of ALS Diagnosis	t Value	Pr > |t|	Parameter Estimate	Mean Age of Diagnosis	t Value	Pr > |t|
Reported Age of VPA ^
Ages 15 – 24 years	−3.7231	57.8	−11.12	<0.0001	−1.2133	58.5	−3.31	0.0009
Ages 25 – 34 years	−3.2222	57.9	−10.5	<0.0001	−0.0722	59.6	−2.45	0.0144
Ages 35 – 44 years	−1.2556	58.9	−4.43	<0.0001	−0.0123	59.9	−0.04	0.965
Ages 45 – 54 years	−0.8486	61.2	−3.3	0.001	0.1742	61.5	0.69	0.4902
Ages 55 – 64 years	0.0842	65.5	0.35	0.7257	0.2453	65.5	1.03	0.3053

^*- Adjusted model, controlling for year of birth, gender, weight change, BMI, race, military status, physically active job, and site of onset

^{^}VPA is moderate or heavy - at least 3 sessions per week, compared to less than 3 sessions per week