Nine Hole Peg Test and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Useful to Evaluate Dexterity of the Hand and Disease Progression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Table 1

Mean values as well as standard deviations and median values as well as range, respectively, of the parameters for patients and controls at baseline. Log-transformed NHPT und TMS values were analysed by linear regression adjusted for age and gender. Geometric mean ratios (GMR) and 95% CI and value are indicated. Statistically significant values are designated by an asterisk.

Parameter	Mean ± standard deviation/median (range)
	Patients	Controls	GMR (95% CI)
NHPT	24 s (16–75 s)	19 s (15–28 s)	1.41 (1.20, 1.66)
TMS	42% (34.5–46.5%)	52% (47–60%)	0.80 (0.65, 0.98)
ALSFRS	40.2 ± 3.1	n.a.	n.a.

n.a.: not applicable.