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P.036 Are there sex differences in the treatment of myasthenia gravis? a single centre cohort study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2023

B Beland
Affiliation:
(Calgary)*
A Lee
Affiliation:
(Calgary)
T Perera
Affiliation:
(Calgary)
J Greenfield
Affiliation:
(Calgary)
L Korngut
Affiliation:
(Calgary)
G Jewett
Affiliation:
(Calgary)
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Background: Females with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) report lower quality of life (QoL) compared to males. Our objective was to determine whether sex differences in treatment and time to treatment initiation may contribute to this difference. Methods: We performed a single centre retrospective study of people diagnosed with gMG. We used multivariable logistic and Cox regression models to assess the association between sex and study outcomes, adjusting for duration from onset to diagnosis, age at diagnosis, thymoma, and antibody status. Results: 179 people with gMG were included. Mean age at diagnosis was 58.4 years, mean follow-up was 4.8 years, and 58.1% were male. There was no association between sex and odds of starting prednisone (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]=0.58, 95% confidence interval [95%CI]=0.28-1.19, p=0.14) or steroid sparing agents (aOR=0.72, 95%CI=0.39-1.35, p=0.31). Similarly, sex was not associated with time to starting prednisone (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR]=0.74, 95% confidence interval [95%CI]=0.52-1.06, p=0.10) or steroid sparing agents (aHR=0.82, 95%CI=0.55-1.22, p=0.33). Females were more likely to start plasmapheresis (aOR=3.15, 95%CI=1.09-9.07, p=0.03). Conclusions: We found no sex differences in first and second line immunotherapy for gMG that might explain differences in QoL. Females were more likely to initiate plasmapheresis, which may reflect greater disease severity.

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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation