Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics

Total patient groupPatient survival≤2.5 yearsPatient survival>2.5 yearsDifference
N1798
Sex (F/M)7/104/53/5χ2=0.08, p=0.772
Age (mean±SD)68.3±5.768.6±7.168.0±4.1t(15)=0.20, p=0.848
Education (mean±SD)12.1±1.911.8±1.812.5±2.1t(15)=−0.77, p=0.452
Symptom duration (mean±SD)4.7±1.54.6±1.74.8±1.5t(15)=−0.28, p=0.786
PSPRS baseline (mean±SD)41.2±14.545.1±14.837.0±13.7t(15)=1.19, p=0.255
Clinical progression following baseline–PSPRS points/year (mean±SD)6.2±1.56.4±0.75.9±2.1t(15)=0.75, p=0.468
  • Statistics are reported for the total patient group and for subgroups based on median split of survival from baseline research assessment to death (median=2.5 years, mean±SD=2.2±1.0).

  • PSPRS, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Rating Scale; t(), t-test.