Table 1

Characteristics of Serbian and Birmingham, UK, cohorts of patients with definite or probable chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)

Serbian cohortBirmingham, UK cohort
Number of subjects139118
Male:female85:5491:27
Mean age of onset (years; SD)52.49 (15.24)53.81 (15.77)
Percentage of typical CIDP58.3%72%
Prevalence of diabetes25/139=18%23/118=19.5%
Mean INCAT disability score at onset (SD)3.76 (2.16)4.06 (2.39)
  • INCAT, Inflammatory Neuropathy Cause and Treatment.