MRC sumscore | HHD sumscore | QMFT score | FVC sitting position | FVC supine position | |||||||||||
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Total group | n | Annual change (%/year) | 95% CI | n | Annual change (%/year) | 95% CI | n | Annual change (%/year) | 95% CI | n | Annual change (%/year) | 95% CI | n | Annual change (%/year) | 95% CI |
65 | −1.30 | −1.95 to −0.66 | 55 | −2.6 | −3.72 to −1.45 | 62 | 0.05 | −0.76 to 0.86 | 59 | −1.04 | −2.14 to 0.06 | 54 | −1.30 | −2.42 to −0.19 | |
Subgroups | n | Annual change (%/year) | n | Annual change (%/year) | n | Annual change (%/year) | n | Annual change (%/year) | n | Annual change (%/year) | |||||
Gender | |||||||||||||||
• Female | 36 | −1.41 | 31 | −2.97 | 37 | −0.22 | 36 | −1.38 | 33 | −2.27 | |||||
• Male | 29 | −1.08 | 24 | −1.99 | 25 | 0.57 | 23 | −0.45 | 21 | 0.35 | |||||
Age at study entry a | |||||||||||||||
• < 50 years | 34 | −1.39 | 31 | −2.06 | 33 | −0.17 | 33 | −1.34 | 31 | −2.22 | |||||
• ≥ 50 years | 31 | −1.21 | 24 | −3.29 | 29 | 0.30 | 26 | −0.69 | 23 | −0.08 | |||||
Disease duration at study entry a | |||||||||||||||
• < 15 years | 34 | −0.70 c | 31 | −1.95 e | 34 | −0.07 | 35 | −1.36 | 33 | −1.37 | |||||
• ≥ 15 years | 31 | −2.09 c | 24 | −4.18 e | 28 | 0.17 | 24 | −0.60 | 21 | −1.16 | |||||
FVC (sitting) at study entry | |||||||||||||||
• ≥ 80% predicted | 33 | −0.62 d | 32 | −1.43 f | 33 | −0.21 | 33 | −1.09 | 31 | −1.59 | |||||
• < 80% predicted | 32 | −2.21 d | 23 | −4.52 f | 29 | 0.31 | 26 | −0.89 | 23 | −0.92 | |||||
Ventilation at study entry | |||||||||||||||
• No | 49 | −1.12 | 46 | −2.50 | 50 | 0.24 | 50 | −1.30 | 47 | −1.50 | |||||
• Yes | 16 | −1.83 | 9 | −3.55 | 12 | −0.70 | 9 | 1.07 | 7 | 0.32 | |||||
Wheelchair use at study entry | |||||||||||||||
• No | 47 | −0.94 | 44 | −2.28 | 47 | −0.39 | 47 | −0.98 | 43 | −0.99 | |||||
• Yes | 18 | −2.36 | 11 | −3.92 | 15 | 1.44 | 12 | −1.22 | 11 | −2.57 | |||||
MRC / HHD sum score at study entry b | |||||||||||||||
• < 33rd percentile | 18 | −1.27 | 10 | −2.06 | 20 | 0.49 | 12 | −0.30 | 9 | −1.59 | |||||
• 33rd to 66th percentile | 23 | −1.31 | 22 | −4.34 | 23 | −0.06 | 23 | −2.40 | 21 | −2.01 | |||||
• ≥ 66th percentile | 24 | −0.98 | 23 | −1.56 | 19 | −0.41 | 24 | −0.34 | 24 | −0.63 |