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Table 3 Gender comparison of clinical features in 38 patients with generalized conversion

From: Prediction of generalization of ocular myasthenia gravis under immunosuppressive therapy in Northwest China

Variables

Male

Female

P value

Patients with conversion, n (%)

18 (47.4)

20 (52.6)

–

Age at onset (y), median (IQR)

46 (37.5–55)

30.5(8–49.8)

0.118

Time to generalization (y), median (IQR)

0.8 (0.2–2.0)

0.9 (0.3–2.9)

0.692

Osserman classification, n

 IIA

8

13

 

 IIB

9

6

 

 III

1

1

0.512

  1. Abbreviations: y Year, IQR Interquartile range. Statistical analysis was performed by Manne-Whitney U test for age at onset and time to generalization, and by Fisher’s exact test for Osserman classification between subgroups
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