Table 2.

Annualized Relapse Rate, MRI activity and brain volume measurements in menopausal and non-menopausal MS women.

	Non-menopausal MS women (63)	Menopausal MS women (84)
ARR in the last year	0.52 ± 0.5	0.29 ± 0.4**
MRI activity in the last years	13 (20.6%)	11 (13.1%)*
Whole brain Mean value (mL)	1453.1 ± 57.1	1438.6 ± 74.8
White matter Mean value (mL)	688.1 ± 36.9	684.4 ± 35.4
Grey matter Mean value (mL)	764.9 ± 43.2	754 ± 50.1
Cortical grey matter Mean value (mL)	596.9 ± 35.8	578.1 ± 40.4**

Chi-square and independent-samples t-tests were used to compare clinical and MRI variables between the two groups.