Table 1 Patient characteristics

N total

33

16

17

28

sex, female (%)

12 (36,4)

10 (62,5)

2 (11,76)

P = 0.004

14 (50)

age (years), mean (SD)

64,18 (9,94)

62,50 (11,65)

65,75 (8,04)

59,54 (8,94)

median (range)

65 (44–82)

61 (44–82)

68 (52–80)

60 (37–77)

time since diagnosis, years, median (IQR)

5 (2–8)

7,5 (2.75–14.25)

3 (2–7)

n.a.

CIDP disease activity status –stabile (%)

26 (85.8)

14 (87.5)

12 (70.6)

n.a.

handedness, right handed (%)

31/32^a (96.8)

16 (100)

16 (94)

n.a.

INCAT ODSS, mean (SD)

3.4 (1.6)

4.4 (1.5)

2.4 (1.0)

P = 0.0002

n.a.

- arms

1.4 (0.75)

2.4 (1.0)

1.4 (0,96)

P = 0.003

n.a.

- legs

1.5 (0.9)

2 (1.0)

1.0 (0.001)

n.a.

MRC, mean (SD)

71.5 (7.5)

68.9 (9.9)

73.0 (5.1)

n.a.

- glucosteroids

7/24 (21/72.8)

5/13 (31/81)

2/11 (12/64)

n.a.

- IVIg

19/33 (58/100)

10/16 (63/100)

9/17 (53/100)

n.a.

- PE

0/8 (0/24.2)

0/4 (0/25)

0/4 (0/23)

n.a.

- other

5/7 (15/21)

3/5 (19/31)

2/2 (12/12)

n.a.