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. 2025 Aug 25;15:31174. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-17160-5

Table 1.

Characteristics of the study group.

Variable Values
Age [years], mean ± SD 40.55 ± 9.04
Disease duration [years], mean ± SD 12.43 ± 7.01
Sex, n (%)
 Female 73 (72.3)
 Male 28 (27.7)
Education, n (%)
 Vocational education 10 (9.9)
 Secondary education 34 (33.7)
 Higher education 57 (56.4)
Place of residence, n (%)
 Village 22 (21.8)
 City 79 (78.2)
Marital status, n (%)
 Single 35 (34.7)
 Married 51 (50.5)
 Divorced 15 (14.9)
Professional activity, n (%)
 Study 4 (4.0)
 Employed 77 (76.2)
 Disability or retirement pension 19 (18.8)
 Unemployed 1 (1.0)
Clinical type of MS, n (%)
 RRMS 101 (100)
 SPMS 0 (0)
 PPMS 0 (0)
 PRMS 0 (0)
Using DMT, n (%)
 Yes 101 (100)
 No 0 (0)
Type of DMT, n (%)
 Dimethyl fumarate 37 (36.6)
 Ofatumumab 22 (21.8)
 Ocrelizumab 10 (9.9)
 Teriflunomide 7 (6.9)
 IFNb-1a 7 (6.9)
 IFNb-1b 6 (5.9)
 Glatiramer acetate 4 (4.0)
 Fingolimod 3 (3.0)
 Cladribine 2 (2.0)
 Natalizumab 2 (2.0)
 Ozanimod 1 (1.0)
Comorbidities, n (%)
 Yes 30 (29.7)
 No 71 (70.3)
Complains, n (%)
 Fatigability 85 (84.2)
 Dysphagia 9 (8.9)
 Speech disorders 12 (11.9)
 Hypertonia 11 (10.9)
 Mood disorders 43 (42.5)
 Paresthesia, neuralgia 31 (30.7)
 Mobility and balance disorders 54 (53.5)
 Sexual disorders 37 (36.6)
 Vision disorders 54 (53.5)
 Sphincter disorders 32 (31.7)
 MusiQoL total, mean ± SD 69.33 ± 13.25
 LOT-R, mean ± SD 14.29 ± 4.21
 IZZ, mean ± SD 84.82 ± 10.33
 AIS, mean ± SD 29.84 ± 7.10
 EDSS mean ± SD 2.24 ± 1.2