Table 5.
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of ALS patients in hospital survey (n = 169).
| Characteristics |
No. cases (n)
(Total n = 169) |
Ratio (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 117 | 69.23 |
| Female | 52 | 30.77 |
| Age (years) | ||
| Male (Mean age 61.43 ± 12.66) | ||
| <30 | 3 | 2.56 |
| 30–39 | 1 | 0.85 |
| 40–49 | 17 | 14.53 |
| 50–59 | 25 | 21.37 |
| 60–69 | 36 | 30.77 |
| 70–79 | 24 | 20.51 |
| ≥80 | 11 | 9.40 |
| Female (Mean age 59.98 ± 12.76) | ||
| <30 | 2 | 3.85 |
| 30–39 | 1 | 1.92 |
| 40–49 | 5 | 9.62 |
| 50–59 | 13 | 25.00 |
| 60–69 | 18 | 34.62 |
| 70–79 | 12 | 23.08 |
| ≥80 | 1 | 1.92 |
| Profession | ||
| Farmers | 85 | 50.30 |
| State organization and enterprise workers | 22 | 13.02 |
| Unspecified | 20 | 11.83 |
| Retirees | 17 | 10.06 |
| Factory floor workers | 10 | 5.92 |
| Teachers | 5 | 2.96 |
| Unemployed | 3 | 1.78 |
| Other | 3 | 1.78 |
| Housewife | 2 | 1.18 |
| Medical staffs | 1 | 0.59 |
| Self-employed workers | 1 | 0.59 |
| Medical history | ||
| Health | 87 | 51.48 |
| Unknown | 31 | 18.34 |
| Hypertension | 21 | 12.43 |
| Cerebral infarction | 7 | 4.14 |
| Diabetes | 7 | 4.14 |
| Nephritis and Nephropathy | 5 | 2.96 |
| Coronary heart disease | 3 | 1.78 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 3 | 1.78 |
| Hepatitis B | 2 | 1.18 |
| Brain trauma | 2 | 1.18 |
| Parkinson's disease | 1 | 0.59 |
| Hospitalization expenses ($) | ||
| <10,000 | 100 | 59.17 |
| 10,000–20,000 | 34 | 20.12 |
| 20,000–50,000 | 12 | 7.10 |
| ≥50,000 | 23 | 13.61 |