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Correlations were made between demographics, clinical characteristics, the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) severity scale scores, and Myasthenia Gravis Impairment Index (MGII) scores with two outcome measures: MGFA Post\u2010Intervention Status (MGFA\u2010PIS) and Simple Single Question (SSQ).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study population included 109 patients, with 90 of them having more than one follow\u2010up visit. Their mean age was 75.3\u2009\u00b1\u20096.9\u2009years and sex distribution was even. Of these patients, 67.7% had generalized MG. Nine\u2010one percent of patients had one comorbidity. None of the demographic factors or comorbidities showed an association with MGFA\u2010PIS, SSQ, or MGII after correction for multiple comparisons. 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