Table 4. Correlation between EDSS and regional lesion load, the whole cohort, and in the three clinical forms of the MS.
| EDSS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | PP | SP | |||
| All patients | ( n = 95) | ( n = 73) | ( n = 9) | ( n = 13) | |
| RLL Spinal Cord | 0.351 (0.001) | 0.291 | (0.012)* | 0.325 (0.394) | 0.229 (0.453) |
| RLL Posterior Fossa | 0.316 (0.002) | 0.370 | (0.001)** | 0.167 (0.667) | 0.272 (0.368) |
Abbreviations: EDSS, expanded disability status scale; PP, primary progressive; RLL, regional lesion load; RR, relapsing-remitting; SP, secondary progressive.
Notes: Statistics: Spearman rank correlation coefficient is shown, with the p -value in brackets; *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level ( p -value); **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level ( p -value).