Table 1 Demographic and clinical variables of the patients
From: Quality of life and subjective symptom impact in Japanese patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1
| Â | Mean (SD) or Number [%] |
|---|---|
Sex (male/female) | 36/41 [female 53.2] |
Age | 47.3 (10.5) |
Years of education | 13.5 (1.8) |
Onset age | 29.7 (13.1) |
Disease duration (years) | 17.5 (11.1) |
Number of CTG repeatsa) | 689.8 (447.6) |
Employment | 29 [37.7] |
Symptom impact | |
 Weakness | 54.1 (26.0) |
 Pain | 22.7 (27.9) |
 Fatigue | 46.6 (27.4) |
 Myotonia | 36.3 (30.8) |
 Droopy eyelids | 12.6 (24.0) |
 Double vision | 12.6 (21.9) |
 Swallowing difficulty | 29.4 (26.2) |
Overall QoL | 46.4 (23.0) |