TABLE 1.
Baseline demographic characteristics for ALS cases and controls.
| Control |
ALS |
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| Non-ALS (N = 9) | Total (N = 29) | Spinal onset (N = 20) | Bulbar onset (N = 9) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Females | 4 (44.44%) | 16 (55.17%) | 9 (45%) | 7 (77.78%) |
| Males | 5 (55.56%) | 13 (44.83%) | 11 (55%) | 2 (22.22%) |
| Median age (years) | 59.1 (51–73) | 55.63 (42–69) | 55.7 (42–69) | 55.5 (44–67) |
| Average ALSFRSR | – | 41.73 (21–48) | 40.9 (21–47) | 43.4 (34–48) |