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Table 1 Sociodemographic and disease-specific characterisation of patient and control group

From: Executive function is inversely correlated with physical function: the cognitive profile of adult Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

 

Patient group

Control group

N

 31

19

Age (years)

  

 Max

64.6

62.5

 u. quart

46.8

49.6

 Median

35.9

36.2

 l. quart

25.0

24.6

 min

19.1

21.5

Sex

  

 Male

20 (64.5%)

10 (52.6%)

 Female

11 (35.5%)

9 (47.4%)

Education (years)

  

 Max

26

23

 u. quart

18

18

 Median

16

16

 l. quart

14

13

 Min

9

10

SMA type

  

 I

0 (0.0%)

 

 II

16 (51.6%)

 

 III

15 (48.4%)

 

Motor function (HFMSE)

  

 N

27

 

 Max

66

 

 u. quart

42

 

 Median

4

 

 l. quart

0

 

 Min

0

 
  1. HFMSE = Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale Expanded, a test for physical function with scores ranging from 0 (worst) to 66 (best); u. quart. = upper quartile; l. quart. = lower quartile; interqu. = interquartile range