Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the sample

From: Neurodevelopmental and mental disorders in children with type I and presymptomatic spinal muscular atrophy

 

Clinically asymptomatic (N = 5)

Pauci-symptomatic (N = 1)

SMA I (N = 25)

Whole cohort (N = 31)

Age at enrollment

 Mean (SD)

3.67 (0.15)

3.2

5.99 (1.96)

5.70 (2)

 Median (min–max)

3.67 (3.2–3.8)

3.2

6.38 (2.26–9.08)

5.90 (2.6–9)

Sex assigned at birth

 Female (N, %)

2 (40%)

0 (0%)

15 (46%)

17 (50%)

 Male (N, %)

3 (60%)

1

13 (54%)

17 (50%)

SMN2 copy number

 2 (N, %)

2 (40%)

1 (100%)

22 (88%)

25 (80.6%)

 3 (N, %)

2 (40%)

0 (0%)

3 (12%)

5 (16.1%)

 4 (N, %)

1 (20%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (3.2%)

Age at DMT (years)

 Mean (SD)

0.35 (0.5)

0.08

0.80 (0.95)

0.93 (1.03)

 Median (min–max)

0.05 (0.4–1.2)

0.08

0.37 (0.05–3.45)

0.49 (0.04–3.39)

Social vulnerability index

 Mean (SD)

101 (0.7)

101.3

102 (3.23)

102 (2.93)

 Median (min–max)

101 (101 -103)

101.3

101.03 (99.1–111)

101 (99.1–111)

Parental education level

 N

1 MSD; 1 HSD; 3 UD

UD

5 MSD; 10 HSD; 10 UD

6 MSD; 11 HSD; 14 UD

CHOP INTEND pre DMTs

 Mean (SD)

55.4 (5.08)

50

24.7 (8.88)

30.6 (14.6)

 Median (min–max)

57 (50–60)

50

24.5 (12–44)

26.5 (12–60)

CHOP INTEND at evaluation

 Mean (SD)

64

64

43.3 (11.0)

47.3 (12.9)

 Median (min–max)

64 (64–64)

64

44 (16–64)

48.0 (16–64)

HFMSE at evaluation

 Mean (SD)

60.6 (3.29)

50

16.7 (12.1)

25.4 (20.5)

 Median (min–max)

60 (57–64)

50

13.0 (3–52.0)

18 (3–64)

  1. Key to legend: SMN2: Survival Motoneuron 2 Copy number; DMT: Disease Modifying Therapy; SD: Standard deviation; CHOP INTEND: Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia Infant Test Of Neuromuscular Disorders; Pre DMTs: Before Disease Modifying therapy; MSD: Middle School degree; HSD: High School Degree; UD: University degree.