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. 2023 Dec 22;271(3):1133–1149. doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-12132-z

Table 3.

The Barcelona cohort: clinical and imaging variables at baseline

MS baseline MS 2-year FU HC
n = 251 n = 235 n = 24
Age 43.5 (10.7) 44.8 (10.8) 39.4 (10.2)
Female 180 (72%) 169 (72) 19 (79%)
Age at disease onset (years) 31.4 (25.7–38.9) 31.1 (25.5–38.9)
Disease duration (years) 9.9 (2.4–15.7) 10.3 (3.6–17)
Subtype
 CIS 22 (9) 4 (2)
 RRMS 203 (81) 183 (887)
 SPMS 20 (8) 16 (8)
 PPMS 6 (2) 6 (3)
EDSS 2.0 (0–6.5) 2.0 (0–7.0)
MSSS 2.9 (1.8–4.9) 2.7 (1.7–4.2)
ARMS 3.2 (2.1–4.9) 3 (1.9–4.6)
T25WT (sec) 4.2 (3.8–5.2) 4.5 (3.9–5.6)
9HPT (sec) 20.8 (19–23.5) 21 (18.7–24)
SDMT (# symbols) 50.1, 13.2 51.6, 13.2
SL25 (# letters) 27 (16.2–30.5) 22.5 (13–30)
HCVA (LogMAR) 0 (-0.1–0) 0 (-0.1, 0.1)
DMD
 Untreated 122 (48) 23 (26)
 Interferon beta 67 (27) 35 (39)
 Glatiramer acetate 28 (11) 13 (15)
 Teriflunomide 8 (3) 1 (1)
 Fingolimod 9 (4) 9 (10)
 Dimethyl-Fumarate 3 (1) 2 (2)
 Natalizumab 12 (5) 4 (5)
 Other 2 (1)a 2 (2)b
MRI
T2 lesion volume (cm3) 5.1 (2.2–11.4) 2.1 (0–7.8)
NBV (cm3) 1505 (124) 1405 (97.5)
NGMV (cm3) 722.4 (65.3) 662.6 (48.5)
NWMV (cm3) 778.1 (66.7) 742.4 (63.3)
OCT (µm)
pRNFL (µm) 90.5 (80.5–100.2) 88.2 (79.4–97.6)
mRNFL (µm) 26.4 (23.7–28.4) 25.9 (23.6–28.4)
GCIPL (µm) 68.2 (61.8–74.5) 67.1 (59.9–73.5)
INL (µm) 37.2 (34.9–39.1) 37.1 (35.1–39.1)
ORL (µm) 110.1 (106.1–113.9) 109.6 (105.5–113.1)

Disability scales are shown as the mean and standard deviation or range, except for the EDSS which is displayed as the median (range)

aOther DMD baseline: alemtuzumab: 9, rituximab: 7, ocrelizumab: 1, daclizumab: 2

bOther DMD year 2: alemtuzumab: 13, rituximab: 11, ocrelizumab: 16, cladribine: 3