Table 1 Characteristics of ALS patients at the time of collection of baseline data.

From: Loss of appetite in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is associated with weight loss and anxiety/depression

Characteristic

Total

Male

Female

n (%)

94 (100)

64 (68.1)

30 (31.9)

Age, year [mean (95% CI)]

51.82 (49.49–54.15)

51.72 (48.75–54.69)

52.03 (48.14–55.92)

Drinking, n (%)

24 (25.5)

21 (32.8)

3 (10.0)

Smoking, n (%)

37 (39.4)

34 (53.1)

3 (10.0)

ALSFRS-R score [median (IQR)]

39.50 (11.00)

39.00 (11.00)

40.00 (10.00)

ALSFRS-R, Bulbar sub-scores [median (IQR)]

11.50 (2.00)

12.00 (2.00)

10.00 (4.00)

ALSFRS-R, Resp sub-scores [median (IQR)]

12.00 (2.00)

12.00 (2.00)

11.00 (2.00)

Weight at screening [mean (95% CI)]

66.26 (63.97–68.55)

69.76 (67.10–72.41)

58.78 (55.65–61.92)

BMI at screening [mean (95% CI)]

23.72 (23.03–24.42)

24.09 (23.23–24.96)

22.94 (21.79–24.09)

Duration of disease, months [median (IQR)]

21.00 (14.75)

22.00 (13.50)

20.00 (17.75)

Diagnostic delay, months [median (IQR)]

13.83 (13.20)

12.37 (13.68)

15.92 (13.73)

Bulbar onset, n (%)

15 (16)

7 (10.9)

8 (26.7)

  1. CI confidence interval, IQR interquartile range, BMI body mass index, ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALSFRS-R ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised.
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