Table 1.
AusLong participant characteristics, AusLong Study, 2003–present.
| 5-year review | 10-year review | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (SD; range) | n | Mean (SD; range) | |
| Age (years) | 190 | 44.5 (9.7; 23.4–63.5) | 190 | 48.7 (9.7; 27.9–68.2) |
| DII* | 181 | 1.68 (1.58; −2.90–4.01) | 176 | 1.91 (1.50; −3.30–4.22) |
| E-DII* | 181 | 0.66 (9.48; −4.02–3.84) | 176 | 0.55 (1.65; −3.84–3.85) |
| Energy (FFQ) (kJ/day)—excluded those with implausible intakes | 181 | 7087.9 (2562.5; 3091.9–17,115.4) | 176 | 6570.8 (2228.6; 3032.3–15,699.6) |
| Annualised EDSS change | 178 | 0.14 (0.48; −1.02–2.07) | 173 | 0.09 (0.30; −1.35–1.02) |
| n | Median (IQR) | n | Median (IQR) | |
| FLAIR lesion volume (ml)—all regions | 116 | 6.64 (6.47) | 123 | 6.80 (8.45) |
| FLAIR lesion volume (ml)—juxtacortical region | 116 | 0.43 (0.66) | 123 | 0.49 (0.59) |
| FLAIR lesion volume (ml)—periventricular region | 116 | 4.41 (6.06) | 123 | 4.68 (7.27) |
| FLAIR lesion volume (ml)—infratentorial region | 127 | 0.04 (0.14) | 133 | 0.04 (0.10) |
| Black hole lesion volume (ml)—all regions | 116 | 1.61 (2.72) | 123 | 2.04 (3.66) |
| Black hole lesion volume (ml)—juxtacortical region | 116 | 0.19 (0.38) | 123 | 0.20 (0.32) |
| Black hole lesion volume (ml)—periventricular region | 116 | 0.70 (1.91) | 123 | 1.04 (2.69) |
| Black hole lesion volume (ml)—infratentorial region | 127 | 0.01 (0.08) | 127 | 0.02 (0.07) |
| n/190 (%) | n/190 (%) | |||
| Female sex | 153 (81) | |||
| Experienced a relapse at the time of review | 20 (11) | 7 (4) | ||
| Same MRI scanner manufacturer at the 5- and 10-year reviews | 140 (74) | |||
| Dietary misreporting | ||||
| Reliable reporting | 107 (56) | 99 (52) | ||
| Over-reporting | 8 (4) | 6 (3) | ||
| Under-reporting | 74 (39) | 85 (45) | ||
| Employment status | ||||
| Unemployed | 8 (4) | 3 (2) | ||
| Home duties | 30 (16) | 18 (9) | ||
| Part-time | 61 (32) | 63 (33) | ||
| Full-time | 62 (33) | 52 (27) | ||
| Disability pension | 20 (11) | 36 (19) | ||
| Retired | 8 (4) | 16 | ||
*
DII = Dietary Inflammatory Index; E-DII = Dietary Inflammatory Index created with energy-adjusted global database.