Table 1:

Subject characteristics^{^a}

Characteristic	Healthy Subjects (n = 40)	Subjects with DCM (n = 58)
Age (yr)	47.1 ± 15.3	57.0 ± 10.9^{^b}
Sex (M/F)	21:19	36:22
Height (cm)	171.4 ± 8.6	172.4 ± 10.4
Weight (kg)	74.6 ± 11.5	74.9 ± 9.9
Neck length (mm)	106.1 ± 9.6	106.8 ± 9.4
mJOA	18.0 ± 0.0	14.2 ± 2.5^{^b}
R UE motor	50.0 ± 0.0^{^c}	46.1 ± 5.2^{^b}
L UE motor	50.0 ± 0.0^{^c}	46.5 ± 5.6^{^b}
R UE sensation	12.0 ± 0.0^{^c}	10.5 ± 2.5^{^b}
L UE sensation	12.0 ± 0.0^{^c}	10.6 ± 2.5^{^b}

Note:—L indicates left; R, right.
↵a Demographics and clinical measures are reported as mean ± SD.
↵b Significant differences (P < .05) between those with DCM and healthy subjects.
↵c Motor and sensory scores for healthy subjects were assumed to be full, on the basis of a screening examination.