Influence of different factors on the attitude towards childbearing
| 50 patients with CMT (demyelination and (hereditary or confirmed mutation)) | Univariate | Logistic regression | |
| 1 | Age (range 17–76 y; mean 47 y) | 0.35 | |
| 2 | Sex (male 19; female 31) | 0.98 | |
| 3 | Affected family members of previous generation (35 patients) | 0.15 | 0.03 |
| 4 | Presence of children (24 patients) | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 51-150 | Rankin score (1, 4 patients; 2a, 24 patients; 2b nine paients; 3, 12 paients; 4 one patient) | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| 6 | Deterioration within the past 5 years (27 patients) | 0.28 | |
| 7 | SIP: physical dimension | 0.18 | |
| 8 | Neuropathy related pain or painful muscle cramps (34 patients) | 0.83 | |
| 9 | SIP: psychosocial dimension | 0.94 | |
| 10 | Depression (eight patients) | 0.13 | |
| 11 | Regular use of healthcare institutions (16 patients) | 0.30 | |
| 12 | Use of orthopaedic devices (26 patients) | 0.09 | |
| 13 | Attitude towards childbearing (pro 32 patients; contra 18 patients) |
↵1-150 For calculations values of 2 and 2.5 were used for Rankin grades 2a and 2b. SIP=Sickness impact profile.