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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Neuroimaging. 2011 Aug 19;22(3):e12–e19. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2011.00629.x

Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of MS patients and healthy controls

Characteristic MS patients Healthy controls p-value
N 34 15
Gender (% female) 76.5 73.3 1
Age [years, mean+/−SD, (range)] 41.6 +/− 8.9, (25–55) 41.5 +/− 8.5, (30–53) 0.99
Disease duration [years, mean +/− SD, (range)] 8.37 +/− 8.61, (0.2, 30) - -
EDSS [mean (range)] 1.95 (0, 6.5) - -
MS disease category (CIS/RR/SP/PP) 2/26/4/2 - -
Number of slices in cervical cord 37.8 +/− 3.7 38.2 +/− 3.6 0.75
Number of slices in thoracic cord 102.9 +/− 6.4 103.2 +/− 7.3 0.99
Number of slices in whole cord 140.7 +/− 8.6 141.4 +/− 9.9 0.85

MS= multiple sclerosis, EDSS=expanded disability status scale, CIS=clinically isolated syndrome, RR=relapsing-remitting, SP=secondary progressive, PP=primary progressive, (−)=not applicable