| Subjectsa
| Samples | Median age (range) | | Sex (m:f) | |
---|
All | 90 | 90 | 33 (16 to 79) | | 1:3.1 | |
SuS
| 25 | 37 | 32 (19 to 62) |
P = n.s.b,d
| 1:2.6 |
P = n.s.c,d
|
Definitive SuS | 20 | 32 | 32 (20 to 62) | | 1:3 | |
Limited SuS | 5 | 5 | 30 (19 to 44) | | 1:1.5 | |
Controls
| 70 | 70 | 35 (16 to 79) | | 1:3.4 | |
HC | 20 | 20 | 28 (24 to 50) | | 1:3 | |
MS | 25 | 25 | 35 (21 to 67) | | 1:2.6 | |
CTD | 25 | 25 | 44 (16 to 79) | | 1:5.3 | |
- CTD, connective tissue disorders; HC, healthy controls; MS, multiple sclerosis; n.s., not significant; SuS, Susac syndrome. aAll subjects were of Caucasian origin (SuS: Germany (n = 20), Hungary (n = 2), Spain (n = 1), Canada (n = 1), USA (n = 1); controls: Germany). bMann Whitney U test. cFisher’s exact test. dTotal SuS group vs controls and definite SuS subgroup vs controls.