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. 2023 Oct 31;29(14):1795–1807. doi: 10.1177/13524585231205708

Table 1.

Baseline demographics and disease characteristics in EVOLVE-MS-1.

Characteristics Overall population
n = 1057
Newly diagnosed
subgroup
n = 109
De novo enrollment
n = 593
EVOLVE-MS-2 rollover
Prior DMF
n = 225
Prior DRF
n = 239
Age, years, mean (SD) 42.5 (10.8) 36.0 (10.8) 41.5 (11.0) 43.7 (9.8) 44.0 (11.0)
Female, n (%) 762 (72.1) 78 (71.6) 427 (72.0) 170 (75.6) 165 (69.0)
Race, n (%)
 White 972 (92.0) 104 (95.4) 547 (92.2) 205 (91.1) 220 (92.1)
 Black or African American 72 (6.8) 5 (4.6) 37 (6.2) 16 (7.1) 19 (7.9)
 Other 13 (1.2) 0 9 (1.5) 4 (1.8) 0
BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) 26.6 (6.1) 25.4 (6.2) 26.2 (6.1) 27.6 (6.2) 27.0 (5.9)
Region, n (%)
 Non-US 604 (57.1) 78 (71.6) 385 (64.9) 104 (46.2) 115 (48.1)
 US 453 (42.9) 31 (28.4) 208 (35.1) 121 (53.8) 124 (51.9)
Prior DMT a , n (%) 681 (64.4) 0 379 (63.9) 143 (63.6) 159 (66.5)
 Interferon 398 (37.7) 0 232 (39.1) 81 (36.0) 85 (35.6)
 Glatiramer acetate 267 (25.3) 0 145 (24.5) 61 (27.1) 61 (25.5)
Time since diagnosis, years, mean (SD) 7.6 (7.3) b 0.4 (0.5) 7.6 (7.1) c 7.8 (7.5) 7.4 (7.8)
No. of relapses in the previous year, mean (SD) 0.7 (0.8) 1.2 (0.7) 0.8 (0.8) 0.6 (0.7) 0.6 (0.7)
EDSS score, mean (SD) 2.7 (1.5) 2.0 (1.1) 2.7 (1.5) 2.7 (1.4) 2.6 (1.5)
No. of Gd+ lesions, mean (SD) 1.1 (3.5) d 1.9 (5.1) 1.3 (4.2) 0.9 (2.6) 0.8 (2.2) e
Gd+ lesion free, n (%) 741 (70.1) 61 (56.0) 406 (68.5) 159 (70.7) 176 (73.6)
GI comorbidity, n (%) 132 (12.5) 17 (15.6) 89 (15.0) 26 (11.6) 17 (7.1)

BMI: body mass index; DMF: dimethyl fumarate; DRF: diroximel fumarate; DMT: disease-modifying therapy; EDSS: Expanded Disability Status Scale; Gd+: gadolinium-enhancing; GI: gastrointestinal.

a

Prior DMT includes immunomodulatory and immunosuppressant (investigational or approved).

b

n =1056.

c

n =592.

d

n =1053.

e

n =235.