Table 1 Profiles of the ALS cases examined in this study
Discontinued | Continued | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
n | 20 | 72 | |
Sex (male, n, %) | 12, 60 | 34, 47.2 | 0.31 |
Age (Median, IQR, years old) | 64.5 (58.3–72.8) | 62.5 (56.5–69.3) | 0.35 |
Initial symptom, n | Muscle weakness: 19 | Muscle weakness: 70 | |
Muscle cramp: 1 | Muscle cramp: 1 | ||
FTD: 1 | |||
Onset site of weakness (n, %) | B: 5, 25.0 | B: 23, 31.9 | 0.4 |
C: 9, 45.0 | C: 23, 31.9 | 0.5 | |
T: 0, 0 | T: 2, 2.8 | 0.5 | |
L:6, 30.0 | L: 22, 30.6 | 0.63 | |
FTD (n, %) | 5, 20 | 10, 12.5 | 0.77 |