Table 1

Demographic and baseline data

DysportBotox
No of patients3835
Age (y)51.3 (11.0) (31-78)51.4 (10.4) (26-70)
Female (n (%))29 (76)19 (54)
Height (cm)169 (8) (155-187)170 (8) (154-187)
Weight (kg)71 (12) (49-105)69 (10) (54-98)
Time since cervical dystonia diagnosed (months)103 (104) (30-571)132 (97) (15-408)
Patients with other dystonia (n (%))2 (5)4 (11)
Family history of cervical dystonia (n (%))4 (11)9 (26)
Time since first Botox treatment (months)42 (14) (7-73)43 (18) (10-75)
Total number of Botox treatments14.1 (5.7) (4-31)15.9 (7.6) (5-30)
Total dose of Botox prior to entry (units)1751 (884) (345-4980)2007 (1110) (370-4115)
Maximum single dose of Botox (units)168 (42) (90-250)166 (44) (90-275)
Most recent Botox dose (units)152 (43) (60-240)148 (43) (50-240)
Time since most recent Botox treatment (days)96 (19) (62-149)91 (22) (28-135)
Tsui score at entry7.4 (2.5) (3-14)8.5 (2.4) (4-14)
Proportion of pain free patients at entry (n (%))12 (32%)11 (31%)
  • Values are presented as mean (SD) (range) or n (%).