Table 4.
Characteristic | Patients with baseline EDSS score ≥ 2.0 (n = 133) | Patients with baseline EDSS score ≥ 2.0 who achieved CDI (n = 43) |
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Age, mean (SD), y | 33.9 (8.6) | 32.9 (8.8) |
Female, n (%) | 91 (68.4) | 26 (60.5) |
Number of relapses in the past 12 months, mean (SD) | 1.5 (0.9) | 1.6 (1.0) |
EDSS score, mean (SD) | 2.8 (0.8) | 2.9 (0.9) |
MS duration, mean (SD), y | 1.6 (0.8) | 1.6 (0.9) |
T2 lesion volume, mean (SD), cc | 8.4 (10.9) | 7.1 (8.0) |
Number of Gd+ lesions, mean (SD) | 2.6 (7.5)b | 4.0 (12.0)b |
Prior MS treatment, n (%) | 68 (51.1) | 18 (41.9) |
SDMT score, mean (SD) | 49.2 (14.9) | 50.6 (13.2) |
MSIS-29, mean (SD)c | ||
Physical score | 47.8 (20.0) | 42.0 (17.7) |
Psychological score | 23.8 (9.6) | 22.0 (9.3) |
WPAI, mean (SD) | ||
Work missed/week due to MS, hd | 8.0 (15.1)e | 9.7 (14.4)e |
Regular activities affected by MSf | 4.3 (2.9)g | 3.8 (3.2)g |
CDI confirmed disability improvement, EDSS Expanded Disability Status Scale, Gd+ gadolinium- enhancing, ITT intent-to-treat, MS multiple sclerosis, MSIS-29 Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale, SD standard deviation, SDMT Symbol Digit Modalities Test, WPAI Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire
aP values for continuous variables are based on t-test; P values for sex and prior disease-modifying therapy use are based on chi-squared test
bData were missing for 14 patients (four patients with CDI)
cData were missing for three patients (one patient with CDI)
dQuestion posed: “How many hours did you miss from work because of problems associated with MS?”
eData were missing for 56 patients (13 patients with CDI)
fQuestion posed: “How much did MS affect your ability to do your regular daily activities other than work at a job? Scale is from 0 (no effect) to 10 (completely prevented daily activities)”
gData were missing for two patients (one patient with CDI)