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Table 4 Pilot sample 3

From: Assessment of fatigability in patients with spinal muscular atrophy: development and content validity of a set of endurance tests

 

ESWT

ESBBT

ESNHPT

Sample size

4

9

13

SMA type

   

2

0

3

6

3a

1

3

4

3b

3

3

3

Age

   

yrs (min.-max.)

26.2 (10–37)

20.8 (10–37)

23.9 (10–49)

Gender

   

Male

2

6

8

Female

1

3

5

HFMSE

   

0–66

52 (44–66)

31 (4–66)

22 (1–66)

Time to Limitation

   

0–600

555 (462–600)

373 (83–600)

457 (52–600)

Reduced time to limitation

   

Yes

50%

44,4%

30,8%

No

50%

55,6%

69,2%

Measurement completion

   

Yes

100%

100%

100%

No

0%

0%

0%

Comprehensibility

   

Yes

100%

100%

100%

No

0%

0%

0%

Acceptability

   

0–10 (min. – max.)

9.2 (7.4–10)

9.6 (7.9–10)

8.9 (4.9–10)

Perceived burden

   

Muscle fatigue

7 (6–9)

4.9 (3–9)

4.5 (1–10)

  1. ESWT = Endurance Shuttle Walk Test, ESBBT = Endurance Shuttle Box and Block Test, ESNHPT = Endurance Shuttle Nine Hole Peg Test