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. 2023 Feb 13;37(3):275–289. doi: 10.1007/s40263-022-00982-6

Table 4.

Baseline characteristics of ITT patients with baseline EDSS score ≥ 2.0 and those with baseline EDSS score ≥ 2.0 who experienced CDI

Characteristic Patients with baseline EDSS score ≥ 2.0 (n = 133) Patients with baseline EDSS score ≥ 2.0 who achieved CDI (n = 43)
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)