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Table 4 Change in 6MWD

From: The burden, epidemiology, costs and treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy: an evidence review

Country/countries

Name of subgroup

First author & publication year

Sample size

Mean age

Mean 6MWD metres

6MWD (sd)

Time point for follow up

Mean 6MWD metres @FU

6MWD metres @FU (sd)

Australia; Belgium; Canada; France; Germany; Italy; Israel; Spain; Sweden; UK; USA

Ambulatory > =5y

McDonald, 2013 [22]

57

8.3

361.1

87.5

1y

317.4

152.3

Ambulatory-Steroid treated, <7y

6

NR

382.8

42.7

416.9

35.1

Ambulatory-Steroid treated, > = 7y

34

356.1

93.6

297.1

154.5

Ambulatory-Steroid-naïve, <7y

8

366.3

63.5

341.4

163.9

Italy

Ambulatory < =7y, Continuous steroids

Mazzone,2014 [74]

NR

NR

NR

18.8

48.2

Ambulatory <350 m(6MWT), <7y

Pane, 2014 [34]

9

5.8

307.9

3y

−49.3

173

Ambulatory ≥350 m(6MWT), <7y

19

6.16

407.2

19.1

76.8

Ambulatory <350 m(6MWT), ≥7y

25

9.87

288.7

−199.2

121.8

Ambulatory ≥350 m(6MWT), ≥7y

43

8.9

428.7

−115

136.5

Ambulatory-boys

96

NR

NR

1y

−15.8

77.3

2y

−58.9

125.7

3y

−104.22

146.2

Mazzone,2014 [74]

106

8.3

1y

−25.8

74.3

Mazzone,2014 [46]

113

8.2

−22.7

81

2y

−64.7

123.1

Ambulatory boys-None or intermittent steroids

Mazzone,2014 [74]

51

NR

1y

−40.6

82.2

Ambulatory boys-Continuous steroids

55

−12.1

64.1

Ambulatory boys < =7y

35

−7.8

63.9

Ambulatory boys >7y

71

−42.3

73.9

Ambulatory boys < =7y, None or intermittent steroids

NR

−0.44

73.7

Ambulatory boys >7y, None or intermittent steroids

−66.4

77.7

Ambulatory boys >7y, Continuous steroids

−23.6

65.9

Italy; Belgium

Ambulatory ≥100 m

Pane, 2014 [42]

191

7.9

378.06

74.13

−10.19

69.33

Ambulatory ≥100 m, <7y

80

5.84

383.09

64.4

27.37

53.02

Ambulatory ≥100 m, >7y

111

9.38

374.43

80.5

−37.25

67.21

Ambulatory ≥100 m-Duplications

15

8.6

420.26

85.3

4.37

54.14

Ambulatory ≥100 m-Point mutations

44

7.5

393.62

70.53

−0.84

53.6

Ambulatory ≥100 m-All deletions

132

7.96

368.07

71.93

−14.95

75.09

Ambulatory ≥100 m-Deletions eligible for skipping exon 44

18

8.2

398.16

65.28

−11.78

54.89

Ambulatory ≥100 m-Deletions eligible for skipping exon 45

15

8.4

334.46

72.46

−21.6

111.76

Ambulatory ≥100 m-Deletions eligible for skipping exon 46

7

7.3

335.3

85.47

0.83

24.51

Ambulatory ≥100 m-Deletions eligible for skipping exon 50

9

7.4

358.63

77.11

−7.56

44.84

Ambulatory ≥100 m-Deletions eligible for skipping exon 51

27

7.7

362.66

62.26

−21.59

76.33

Ambulatory ≥100 m-Deletions eligible for skipping exon 53

28

8.6

344.11

67.16

−34.18

77.99

US

Ambulatory-boys

Henricson, 2012 [75]

17

NR

352

87

−73

135

Henricson, 2013 [21]

24

7.9

369.5

79.3

−53.67

25.96