Table 1.
Demographics and characteristics of relapsing-remitting (RRMS) patients, progressive MS (PPMS) patients, and matched healthy individuals (HS).
| Variable | RRMS | CTRL for RRMS | PPMS | CTRL for PPMS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 41 | 44 | 31 | 47 | |
| Age, median [IQR] | 39 [34, 48] | 39.5 [33.75, 49] | 49 [46, 58.5] | 53 [46.5, 60.5] | |
| Sex, N (%) | Male | 12 (29.3) | 13 (29.5) | 9 (29.0) | 12 (25.5) |
| Female | 29 (70.7) | 31 (70.5) | 22 (71.0) | 35 (74.5) | |
| Race +, N (%) |
Black | 4 (9.8) | 4 (9.1) | 1 (3.3) | 1 (2.1) |
| White | 35 (85.4) | 39 (88.6) | 28 (90.3) | 44 (93.6) | |
| Other * | 2 (4.8) | 1 (2.3) | 2 (6.4) | 2 (4.3) | |
* Other includes “American Indian or Alaskan Native”, “Asian, other than Middle East or South Asian”, and “Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander”. The categories are collapsed here to protect patient identities. + No patients were identified as “Hispanic or Latino”, so ethnicity was not separately reported.