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. 2023 Jul 13;14:1211776. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1211776

Table 1.

Patient characteristics and OCB status.

OCB Positive
n=10
%, SD Negative
n=13
%, SD Total
n=23
%, SD
Female 8 80% 8 62% 16 67%
Onset age 32.0 ± 9.8 42.8 ± 15.4 38.1 ± 14.3
Disease duration (years) 5.9 ± 5.0 9.0 ± 13.2 7.6 10.5
EDSS
final visit
2.5 ± 3.0 2.2 ± 2.5 2.4 ± 2.7
EDSSworst 4.0 ± 2.3 3.9 ± 2.1 3.9 ± 2.2
Lesion
Optic nerve 4 40% 9 69% 13 57%
Brain 7 70% 8 62% 15 65%
Spinal cord 4 40% 8 62% 12 52%
Clinical course
Monophasic 3 30% 11 84% 14 61%
Relapsing 6 60% 1 8% 7 30%
Progressive 1 10% 1 8% 2 9%
Meet the red flags (1) 3/10 30% 1/13 8% 4/23 17%

OCB, oligoclonal band; SD, standard deviation; EDSS, expanded disability severity scale.