TABLE 2.
Standardized response means of each scale in untreated patients, globally and by functional subgroup
| Untreated patients |
RULM (n = 36) |
HFMSE (n = 21) |
6MWT (n = 10) |
EK2 (n = 24) |
ALSFRS‐ R (n = 21) |
FVC% (n = 14) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global | −0.13 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.24 | −0.19 | −0.39 |
| Walkers | −0.03 | 0.27 | 0.25 | NA | 0.37 | NA |
| Sitters | −0.13 | 0.04 | NA | 0.21 | −0.43 | −0.16 |
| Non‐sitters | −0.18 | NA | NA | 0.25 | −0.30 | −0.37 |
Abbreviations: ALSFRS‐R, Revised version of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Scale; EK2, Egen Klassifikation 2; FVC%, percent‐predicted forced vital capacity; HFMSE, Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale Expanded; RULM, Revised Upper Limb Module; 6MWT, 6‐Minute Walk Test.