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Table 2 Nerve conduction studies according to the presence or absence of symptoms of 22 ×-ALD heterozygote women

From: Neurological impairment among heterozygote women for X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy: a case control study on a clinical, neurophysiological and biochemical characteristics

Neuroconduction studies, right side (Mean ± sd) (range)

All 22 heterozygotes

Presence of symptoms

p*

Symptomatic (20)

Asymptomatic (2)

Motor conduction velocity (m/s)

Median

57 ± 6.2 (47–73)

56.9 ± 6.5

58.9 ± 2.2

ns

(results above the cutoff value of 49,2)

 

(2)

(0)

Fibular

48.1 ± 5 (40–55)

47.3 ± 4.9

53.2 ± 1

ns

(results above the cutoff value of 45.3)

 

(3)

(0)

Tibial

49.5 ± 4.6 (44–63)

49.2 ± 4.6

54.4

ns

(results above the cutoff value of 39.9)

 

(0)

(0)

Sensitive conduction velocity (m/s)

Median

49.4 ± 3.9 (42–59)

49.2 ± 4

52 ± 2

ns

(results above the cutoff value of 51.7)

 

(12)

(0)

Ulnar

52.6 ± 6 (44–66)

52.8 ± 6.3

51.3 ± 0.6

ns

(results above the cutoff value of 53.8)

 

(3)

(0)

Fibular superficial

53.7 ± 5.7 (44–64)

53.1 ± 5.4

58.4 ± 7.5

ns

(results above the cutoff value of 35)

 

(0)

(0)

Motor conduction amplitude (mV)

Median

9 ± 3.6 (2–16)

9 ± 3.7

9.2 ± 0.5

ns

(results under the cutoff value of 3.3)

 

(1)

(0)

Fibular

4 ± 1.9 (1–7)

4 ± 1.8

3.9 ± 3.2

ns

(results under the cutoff value of 1.6)

 

(1)

(0)

Tibial

7.7 ± 4.7 (2 to 19)

7.6 ± 5

8.1 ± 2.3

ns

(results under the cutoff value of 2,8)

 

(1)

(0)

Sensitive conduction amplitude (μV)

Median

14.5 ± 5.8 (5 to 29)

14.5 ± 5.9

15.2 ± 7

ns

(results under the cutoff value of 15.1)

 

(3)

(0)

Ulnar

11.3 ± 6 (5 to 27)

11.4 ± 6.4

10.9 ± 3.3

ns

(results under the cutoff value of 5.8)

 

(0)

(1)

Fibular

15.3 ± 6.6 (5 a 30)

15.3 ± 6.5

15.4 ± 11

ns

(results under the cutoff value of 10)

 

(2)

(1)

  1. *Mann-Whitney U.