Journal article
Age at onset of first signs or symptoms predicts age at loss of ambulation in Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy: Data from the MD STAR net
Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine, Vol.9(1), pp.5-11
2016
DOI: 10.3233/PRM-160361
PMID: 26966795
Abstract
PURPOSE: We investigated the prognostic utility of onset age at first signs and symptoms (SS) to predict onset age at loss of ambulation (LOA) for childhood-onset Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophies (DBMD).METHODS: Our cohort comprised male cases with DBMD ascertained by the population-based Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking, and Research Network (MD STARnet). Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using Cox proportional hazards models for associations between onset ages of first SS and LOA. Covariates controlled for were corticosteroid use, family history of DBMD, birth year, race/ethnicity, and MD STARnet site. Onset age at first SS was considered as a continuous and as a categorical variable.RESULTS: A one-year increase in onset age at first SS was significantly associated with a 10% reduction in annual risk of LOA (HR = 0.90, CI = 0.87-0.94). Treating onset age at first SS as a categorical variable yielded a similar association (≥ 5 years: referent; ≥ 3 to < 5 years: HR = 1.36, CI = 1.02-1.81; 18 months to < 3 years: HR = 1.72, CI = 1.31-2.26; < 18 months: HR = 1.52, CI = 1.14-2.02).CONCLUSIONS: Earlier onset age at first SS is associated with earlier onset age at LOA and may have clinical utility in differentiating childhood-onset Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Age at onset of first signs or symptoms predicts age at loss of ambulation in Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy: Data from the MD STAR net
- Creators
- Emma CiafaloniAnil KumarKe LiuShree PandyaChristina WestfieldDeborah J FoxKristin M.Caspers ConwayChristopher CunniffKatherine MathewsNancy WestPaul A RomittiMichael P McDermott
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine, Vol.9(1), pp.5-11
- DOI
- 10.3233/PRM-160361
- PMID
- 26966795
- NLM abbreviation
- J Pediatr Rehabil Med
- ISSN
- 1875-8894
- eISSN
- 1875-8894
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2016
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Epidemiology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Biostatistics; Neurology (Pediatrics)
- Record Identifier
- 9983996188002771
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