Table 2.

Annual relapse rate (ARR) before and during pregnancy.

ARR before pregnancy (SD)	0.89 ±0.06
ARR I (SD)	0.49 ±0.13∗
ARR II (SD)	0.13 ±0.07∗∗
ARR III (SD)	0.19 ±0.08∗∗∗
ARR I postpartum (SD)	0.93 ±0.15∗∗∗

I, II, III refer to first, second and third trimester respectively.

^∗, p50.05;

^∗∗, p50.01;

^∗∗∗, p50.001 of the comparison ARR before versus ARR I, ARR II, and ARR III, respectively. Data are given as mean ±SEM.