Chinese Medical Sciences Journal ›› 2023, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (4): 265-272.doi: 10.24920/004282
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Jing Fan1, Yi Li2, Jing-Wen Niu1, Nan Hu1, Yu-Zhou Guan1, Li-Ying Cui1, Ming-Sheng Liu1, *()
Received:
2023-07-10
Accepted:
2023-09-08
Published:
2023-12-30
Online:
2023-10-09
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Ming-Sheng Liu
E-mail:liumingsheng_pumch@163.com
Jing Fan, Yi Li, Jing-Wen Niu, Nan Hu, Yu-Zhou Guan, Li-Ying Cui, Ming-Sheng Liu. Differentiation Between Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Mimics Using Quantitative Analysis of Fasciculation with Muscle Ultrasound[J].Chinese Medical Sciences Journal, 2023, 38(4): 265-272.
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Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the three groups"
Variables | ALS (n = 139) | NR (n = 61) | HC (n = 22) | t/χ2 | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs, mean ± SD) | 53.1 ± 12.5 | 48.7 ± 17.7 | 53.6 ± 11.7 | 31.5 | < 0.001 |
Sex, female [n (%)] | 64 (46) | 17 (27.9) | 10 (45.5) | 5.99 | 0.05 |
Height (cm, mean ± SD) | 166.1 ± 0.7 | 167.7 ± 0.7 | 169.0 ± 1.3 | 5.22 | 0.073 |
Weight (kg, mean ± SD) | 65.3 ± 1.2 | 73.4 ± 2.5 | 63.8 ± 2.7 | 13.7 | 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD) | 23.6 ± 0.4 | 28.6 ± 3.6 | 22.3 ± 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.003 |
Disease duration (months, mean ± SD) | 15.1 ± 1.1 | 34.9 ± 5.9 | 19.1 ± 7.9 | 1.7 | 0.41 |
ALSFRSR (score, mean ± SD) | 41.1 ± 5.1 | - | - | ||
MRC score (% of patients) | |||||
0 | 2.15 | 1.85 | 0 | ||
1 | 2.15 | 1.85 | 0 | ||
2 | 9.50 | 4.90 | 0 | ||
3 | 14.60 | 16.90 | 0 | ||
4 | 24.70 | 24.50 | 0 | ||
5 | 46.90 | 50.50 | 100 |
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