Guest guest Posted June 6, 2000 Report Share Posted June 6, 2000 Our PLS Data Base Ratio is as follows Total male 147 4 with ALS Total female 108 1 with ALS Total ? 17 Complete total 272 The above total covers 16 countries. Best regards, Reyerse Thomson wrote: > > Since everyone usually reads these postings, I would like to comment that most of the newer members have been women. Has anyone else noticed this? I am beginning to wonder what the ratio of men to women is with this disease. According to Dr. Armon's paper: Sex: The gender ratio in a report of eight patients (Pringle, 1992) was 1:1. However, only one of nine patients reported by Younger (1988) was female. The small numbers preclude a definitive statements regarding gender prediliction to PLS. My personal opinion: They need to do a comprehensive study of us! I think there is a ton of information that could be derived from such a study. In the meantime, I bet 's database would give us a quick answer. , do you have that info? www. ..com -- Reyerse Web Master freyerse@... tel: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2000 Report Share Posted June 7, 2000 Thanks, this is interesting. I'd like my neurologist to see this info. I'll send a copy on if you don't mind. I think they have no real way of knowing what is happening unless we tell them. > > > > Since everyone usually reads these postings, I would like to > > comment that most of the newer members have been women. Has anyone > > else noticed this? I am beginning to wonder what the ratio of men to > > women is with this disease. > > > > > > According to Dr. Armon's paper: > > > > Sex: The gender ratio in a report of eight patients (Pringle, 1992) > > was 1:1. However, only one of nine patients reported by Younger > > (1988) was female. The small numbers preclude a definitive > > statements regarding gender prediliction to PLS. > > > > My personal opinion: They need to do a comprehensive study of us! I > > think there is a ton of information that could be derived from such a > > study. In the meantime, I bet 's database would give us a quick > > answer. , do you have that info? > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------- > > > > [Get a Web Address!] [Get a Web Address!] > > www. .com > > > > [image] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------- > > > -- > Reyerse Web Master > freyerse@t... tel: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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