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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Don’t forget the trunk in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients: more muscle weakness and compensation than expected

 

Healthy

DMD

n

median

IQR

n

median

IQR

Age [years]

25

13.2

[9.4–18.0]

17

13.1

[11.7–15.8]

Gender [male/female]

13/12

  

17/0

  

Weight [kg]

25

48.6

[30.5–63.5]

15

48.0

[40.0–51.5]

Height [cm]

25

160.0

[136.5–171.0]

15

150.0

[145.5–157.0]

Sitting height [cm]

25

62

[50.5–65.6]

12

50.0

[47.8–56.3]

Pain at time of participation [n]

0

  

0

  

Age of diagnosis [years]

   

16

4

[3–5]

Corticosteroid use [n]

0

  

15

  

Wheelchair confinement indoors [n]

0

  

10

  

Wheelchair confinement outdoors [n]

0

  

14

  

Scoliosis [n]

0

  

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