Table 1 Characteristics of patients

Gender (male/female)

20/25

21/24

0.832^α

Age – years (mean ± SD)

43.2 ± 15.1

40.7 ± 11.9

0.862^β

Body weight – kg (mean ± SD)

56.7 ± 7.9

53.3 ± 9.4

0.440^β

Height – m (mean ± SD)

161.6 ± 6.9

161.4 ± 6.8

0.951^β

MGFA classification – no. (%)

 I

15 (33)

13 (28)

0.109^α

 II_a

27 (60)

22 (49)

 II_b

3 (7)

10 (22)

Disease duration-months (mean, range)

34.3 (1–96)

28.8 (1–108)

0.549^γ

Thyroma (yes/no)

41/4

37/8

0.353^δ

Pre-operative treatment

 Pyridostigmine – no. dosage-mg.day⁻¹ (mean, range)

45 263 (60–600)

45 224 (60–540)

0.226^β

 Prednisone – no

5

10

0.157^α

 Plasmapheresis – no

6

7

0.764^α