All patients | LGMD | MM | p Value | ||||
No | % | No | % | No | % | ||
Difficulty standing on tip toes | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 73 | 0.000012 |
Proximal lower limb weakness | 22 | 61 | 22 | 100 | 0 | 0 | <0.000005 |
Weakness acute onset | 5 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 36 | 0.19 |
Weakness non-acute onset | 26 | 72 | 19 | 86 | 7 | 64 | 0.19 |
Calf wasting (asymmetric) | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0.03 |
Muscle pain | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 0.25 |
Muscle stiffness | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pregnancy as possible trigger | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Statistical significance was analysed comparing the two groups of patients with respect to the amount of patients within one group.
LGMD, limb girdle muscular dystrophy; MM, Miyoshi myopathy.