From: Fear of disease progression in carriers of the m.3243A > G mutation
Mean | Median | Range | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 47.3 | 47.6 | 15–69 |
Heteroplasmy level | |||
Leucocytes | 19.9 | 17.0 | 0–56 |
Urine epithelial cells | 51.0 | 50.0 | 5–96 |
Buccal mucosa | 34.4 | 34.5 | 2–63 |
NMDAS | |||
1 current functioning | 8.1 | 6.0 | 0–43 |
2 system specific involvement | 6.5 | 6.0 | 0–30 |
3 current clinical assessment | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0–33 |
Total NMDAS | 17.7 | 16.0 | 0–86 |
N | % | ||
Gender: male | 20 | 26% | |
Marital status | |||
Married/partnership | 62 | 82% | |
Children: yes | 55 | 72% | |
Educational level | |||
Primary | 6 | 8% | |
Secondary | 46 | 61% | |
Tertiary | 24 | 31% | |
Employment status: paid work | 36 | 47% |