Table 1 Clinical characteristics of autosomal-dominant spinocerebellar ataxia patients and serum neurofilament light chain levels.

From: Serum neurofilament light chain as a severity marker for spinocerebellar ataxia

Subject characteristics

Total (n = 49)

Age—year

44.0 (34.0–50.0)

Female sex—no. (%)

31 (63.3)

SCA type—no. (%)

SCA 1

2 (4.1)

SCA 2

19 (38.8)

SCA 3

13 (26.5)

SCA 6

9 (18.4)

SCA 7

4 (8.2)

SCA 17

2 (4.1)

Trinucleotide repeat number

42.0 (38.0–65.0)

Disease onset—year

38.0 (27.0–46.0)

Disease duration—year

5.0 (2.0–7.0)

SARA (n = 33)

11.0 (9.0–15.0)

Serum NfL (pg/mL)

109.5 (70.1–154.9)

  1. Data are reported as the number (percentage), or as the median (interquartile range, IQR).
  2. SCA spinocerebellar ataxia, SARA scale for the assessment and rating of ataxia, NfL neurofilament light chain.