Table 1 Characteristics of control subjects (n = 20).

From: Plasma taurine is an axonal excitability-translatable biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Number of controls

20

Male/female

11/9

Age, y, mean (SE)

61.8 (2.9)

Height, cm, mean (SE)

161.1 (2.5)

Body weight, kg, mean (SE)

59.3 (2.8)

BMI, mean (SE)

22.7 (0.7)

Complications

Hypertension, n (%)

3 (15%)

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

6 (30%)

Hyperuricemia, n (%)

0

Other comorbidities

Headache 2 (7%), ET 1 (3%), RLS 1 (3%)

  1. SE standard error, BMI body mass index, ET essential tremor, RLS restless legs syndrome.