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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Using respiratory rate and thoracic movement to assess respiratory insufficiency in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a preliminary study

 

Group 1 (n=22)

Group 2 (n=20)

 
 

Median

Range

Median

Range

p

Age at diagnosis (years)

69

49–83

69

54–85

0.9

Duration from the first symptoms to diagnosis (months)

11

1–48

13

3–60

0.8

Duration from the diagnosis to initiation of NIV (months)

2

0–5

12

6–29

< 0.001

  1. The difference between the groups was assessed using the Mann Whitney U test.
  2. NIV = non-invasive ventilation.
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BMC Palliative Care

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