Table 1 Baseline demographics of enrolled patients, divided in patients who were enrolled treatment-naïve and during ongoing treatment.

From: Improvement of muscle strength in specific muscular regions in nusinersen-treated adult patients with 5q-spinal muscular atrophy

 

All (n = 22)

Treatment-naïve (n = 15)

Later enrolled (n = 7)

Sex

 Female—n (%)

9 (41%)

6 (40%)

3 (43%)

 Male—n (%)

13 (59%)

9 (60%)

4 (57%)

Age at symptom onset—years, median (range)

2 (0.5–47.2)

3 (0.5–47.2)

1 (0.6–8.0)

Age at treatment initiation—years, median (range)

34 (19–64)

34 (19–64)

37 (20–63)

SMA type—n (%)

 2

9 (41%)

5 (33%)

4 (57%)

 3a

4 (18%)

2 (13%)

2 (29%)

 3b

8 (36%)

7 (47%)

1 (14%)

 4

1 (5%)

1 (7%)

0 (0%)

SMN2 copy number—n (%)

 2

2 (9%)

0 (0%)

2 (29%)

 3

8 (36%)

5 (33%)

3 (43%)

 4

9 (41%)

8 (53%)

1 (14%)

 ≥ 5

3 (14%)

2 (13%)

1 (14%)

Ambulatory status

 Non-ambulant—n (%)

12 (55%)

7 (47%)

5 (71%)

 Ambulant—n (%)

10 (45%)

8 (53%)

2 (29%)

Scoliosis

9 (41%)

5 (33%)

4 (57%)

NIV—n (%)

6 (27%)

4 (27%)

2 (29%)

PEG—n (%)

2 (9%)

1 (7%)

1 (14%)

  1. m module [median, range], n number, NIV non-invasive ventilation, PEG percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, SMA spinal muscular atrophy, SMN2 survival of motor neuron 2 (gene), y years.