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Table 4 2018 and 2019 Surveys Comparison of Tests Required for SMA Diagnosis

From: Awareness screening and referral patterns among pediatricians in the United States related to early clinical features of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)

 

Each test comparison

2018 Response

2019 Response

p value

Electromyography

  

0.189

 Yes

11.3%

14.5%

 

 No

88.7%

85.5%

 

Genetic Testing

  

0.03

 Yes

52.7%

45.0%

 

 No

47.3%

55.0%

 

Muscle Biopsy

  

0.068

 Yes

31.0%

37.2%

 

 No

69.0%

62.8%

 

Serum Creatinine Kinase

  

0.017

 Yes

4.3%

1.7%

 

 No

95.7%

98.3%

 

Other

  

0.218

 Yes

0.7%

1.7%

 

 No

99.3%

98.3%