Table 1.
Basic demographic and clinical characteristics of a sample of included pwMS
| N = 701 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age years, mean (SD) | 44.3 (12.1) | |
| Sex female, n (%) | 476 (67.9) | |
| Onset phenotype relapsing, n (%) | 592 (84.5) | |
| Age at MS onset years, mean (SD) | 32.8 (10.7) | |
| EDSS in the last evaluation n (%) | ||
| < 3.0 | 501 (71.5) | |
| 3.5—6.0 | 140 (20.0) | |
| > 6.0 | 60 (8.6) | |
| Disease duration years, mean (SD) | 11.3 (8.2) | |
| Diagnostic delaya years, mean (SD) | 2.2 (4.5) | |
| Treatment delayb years, mean (SD) | 3.0 (5.1) | |
| Time from diagnosis to treatment years, mean (SD) | 0.9 (3.5) | |
| Follow-upc years, mean (SD) | 6.4 (9.1) | |
EDSS Expanded Disability Status Scale, MS Multiple Sclerosis, SD Standard deviation
aTime from MS onset to diagnosis confirmation
bTime from MS onset to treatment onset
cTime from treatment onset to last evaluation