17 November 2024 : Clinical Research
Analysis of Mortality Causes and Locations in Veterans with ALS: A Decade Review
Meheroz H. Rabadi
12ABDEF*, Kimberly A. Russell12B, Chao Xu3CD
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.945816
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e945816
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of veterans with ALS, based on the first clinic visit.
| Overall (N=105,%) | |
|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | 62.3 (11.2) |
| Median [Min, Max] | 65.0 [33.0, 87.0] |
| Mean (SD) | 64.6 (11.1) |
| Median [Min, Max] | 66.0 [35.0, 88.0] |
| Mean (SD) | 66.9 (11.1) |
| Median [Min, Max] | 68.0 [42.0, 89.0] |
| Mean (SD) | 4.12 (3.87) |
| Median [Min, Max] | 3.00 [1.00, 21.0] |
| Mean (SD) | 2.62 (3.26) |
| Median [Min, Max] | 2.00 [0, 21.0] |
| Men | 101 (96.2%) |
| Women | 4 (3.8%) |
| Black | 9 (8.6%) |
| Native American | 1 (1.0%) |
| White | 95 (90.5%) |
| Mean (SD) | 26.0 (5.97) |
| Median [Min, Max] | 25.3 [15.5, 45.7] |
| 20 (19.0%) | |
| 58 (55.2%) | |
| 24 (22.9%) | |
| 49 (46.7%) | |
| Appendicular | 55 (52.4%) |
| Bulbar | 45 (42.9%) |
| Respiratory | 5 (4.8%) |
| Depression | 30 (28.6%) |
| Mean (SD) | 31.3 (8.34) |
| Median [Min, Max] | 31.0 [14.0, 48.0] |
| Mean (SD) | 90.9 (25.3) |
| Median [Min, Max] | 99.0 [18.0, 123] |
| <50 | 14 (13.3%) |
| 50–79 | 39 (37.1%) |
| ≥80 | 38 (36.2%) |
| 28 (26.7%) | |
| 36 (34.3%) | |
| 70 (66.7%) | |
| ALS – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ALSFRS-R – Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised; NIV – noninvasive ventilation. | |