Table 2.
Results of model (3), covariates were grouped according to their quartiles. Left - odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Right - estimated transition matrix for the ‘average person’.
| Variable | OR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| sex=female | 1.26 | (0.84,1.90) | |
| 32<age≤38 | 1.05 | (0.59,1.86) | |
| 38<age≤46 | 1.08 | (0.59,1.95) | |
| 46<age | 0.67 | (0.37,1.19) | |
| 3 <MS duration≤6 | 0.74 | (0.47,1.15) | |
| 6 <MS duration≤10 | 0.68 | (0.42,1.11) | |
| 10 <MS duration | 0.66 | (0.40,1.08) | |
| BPF≤.860 | 0.61 | (0.35,1.04) | |
| 0.860<BPF≤0.884 | 0.92 | (0.53,1.58) | |
| 0.884<BPF≤0.912 | 0.96 | (0.57,1.64) | |
| 1.81<T2LV≤2.95 | 0.61 | (0.37,1.00) | |
| 2.95<T2LV≤5.08 | 0.62 | (0.38,1.02) | |
| 5.08<T2LV | 0.62 | (0.38,1.04) | |
| EDSS≤1 | EDSS=2 | EDSS≥3 | |
| EDSS≤1 | .861 | .119 | .019 |
| EDSS=2 | .332 | .568 | .099 |
| EDSS≥3 | .066 | .270 | .664 |
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| transitions matrix for the average person: | |||
| sex=female | |||
| age=39 Yrs | |||
| MS duration=5 Yrs | |||
| BPF=0.880 | |||
| T2LV=4.23 | |||