Variable | Inter-rater reproducibility sample | Intra-rater reproducibility sample |
Sex, n (%) | ||
Female | 24 (40.68) | 51 (30.00) |
Male | 35 (59.32) | 119 (70.00) |
Age at assessment*, m (SD) | 63.81 (10.79) | 61.51 (10.28) |
Age at onset, m (SD) | 60.43 (11.48) | 57.53 (11.29) |
Age at diagnosis, m (SD) | 61.78 (11.64) | 59.02 (11.22) |
Site of onset, n (%) | ||
Bulbar | 19 (32.20) | 30 (17.65) |
Spinal | 40 (67.80) | 135 (79.41) |
Missing | 5 (2.94) | |
ALSFRS-R,*†‡ m (SD) | ||
Total score | 33.76 (8.69) | 32.89 (9.62) |
Bulbar function score | 9.08 (3.35) | 9.11 (3.41) |
Fine motor function score | 7.56 (3.95) | 7.02 (3.87) |
Gross motor function score | 6.66 (3.82) | 6.53 (3.38) |
Respiratory function score | 10.46 (2.56) | 10.23 (3.11) |
Days between assessments, m (SD) | 1.90 (1.37) | 13.45 (3.09) |
*Patients’ self-assessment.
†Raw total and domain scores.
‡Patients’ first self-assessment.
ALSFRS-R, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale-Revised; m, mean; n, number of observations; sd, standard deviation.