Table 1: Descriptive characteristics of adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and matched adults without SMA (w/o SMA).

 

SMA

(n = 2,427)

w/o SMA

(n = 484,528)

   

Age, mean (SD)

59.7 (17.4)

59.5 (17.2)

18-39 years, % (n)

15.4 (374)

15.4 (74,513)

40-54 years, % (n)

19.3 (469)

18.9 (91,372)

55-64 years, % (n)

17.6 (428)

16.4 (79,462)

65-74 years, % (n)

27.8 (674)

29.1 (141,200)

 ≥ 75 years, % (n)

19.9 (482)

20.2 (97,981)

Sex, % (n)

 

 

Female

49.0 (1,190)

49.0 (237,630)

Male

51.0 (1,237)

51.0 (246,898)

Race, % (n)

 

 

Asian

1.8 (44)

2.5 (11,944)

Black

10.7 (259)

5.9 (28,423)

Hispanic

3.8 (92)

6.2 (29,814)

White

76.8 (1,864)

76.8 (372,119)

Other/unknown

6.9 (168)

8.7 (42,228)

U.S. region of residence, % (n)

 

 

West

20.7 (501)

20.8 (100,542)

Midwest

21.4 (518)

21.5 (103,985)

South

39.6 (958)

39.6 (191,979)

Northeast

18.3 (442)

18.2 (88,022)

Insurance database, % (n)

 

 

Commercial

27.0 (654)

100 (484,528)

Medicare fee-for-service

73.0 (1,773)

-

Original reason for Medicare entitlement

Old age and survivor’s insurance

47.8 (848)

-

Disability insurance benefits (DIB)

51.0 (904)

-

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) or DIB+ESRD

1.2 (21)

-

SD: Standard Deviation