Table 7 Disease course response patterns
Disease course | Frequency in 3 years of age and below at onset n = 19 | Frequency in above 3 years of age at onset n = 59 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Monocyclic Disease | 16 (84.2%) | 20 (33.8%) | 0.027 |
Polycyclic | 1 (5.2%) | 21 (35.5%) | 0.019 |
Chronic continuous | 2 (10.5%) | 18 (30%) | 0.03 |
Time in months from diagnosis to first remission | n = 13 | n = 37 | - |
Mean = 23.62 | Mean = 26.84 | ||
St Dev = 13.72 | St Dev = 14.91 | ||
Median = 21 | Median = 24 | ||
Range = 6 to 51 | Range = 7 to 78 | ||
Mode = 6, 19 | Mode = 23, 27 | ||
Duration in months of disease follow up | n = 19 | n = 59 | - |
Mean = 78.4 | Mean = 95.10 | ||
St Dev = 61.0 | St Dev = 62.12 | ||
Median = 56.0 | Median = 81 | ||
Range = 6 to 202 | Range = 6 to 211 | ||
Mode = 36, 85 | Mode = 21, 24, 26 | ||
Time in months to reach near normal muscle strength first time | n = 9 | n = 41 | - |
Mean = 10.33 | Mean = 8.29 | ||
St Dev = 10.37 | St Dev = 10.53 | ||
Median = 6 | Median = 6 | ||
Range = 5 to 37 | Range = 1 to 62 | ||
Mode = 6 | Mode = 6 |