Table 1. Timelines and HADS score of people with MS.
N | Mean | SD | SE | Median | IQR | Range | |
Age (yrs): | |||||||
All | 4617 | 50.9 | 11.5 | 0.17 | 51.0 | 16 | 20 to 87 |
Male | 1355 | 52.8 | 11.4 | 0.31 | 53.0 | 17 | 23 to 87 |
Female | 3253 | 50.5 | 11.4 | 0.20 | 50.0 | 16 | 20 to 84 |
Time from first symptoms (yrs): | |||||||
All | 3765 | 16.7 | 11.3 | 0.18 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 to 63 |
Male | 1065 | 16.9 | 11.4 | 0.35 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 to 62 |
Female | 2627 | 16.6 | 11.3 | 0.22 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 to 63 |
Time since diagnosis (yrs): | |||||||
All | 2265 | 12.2 | 9.4 | 0.20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 to 47 |
Male | 655 | 12.8 | 9.5 | 0.37 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 to 47 |
Female | 1566 | 12.0 | 9.4 | 0.24 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 to 46 |
HADS score: | |||||||
All | 4178 | 15.7 | 7.5 | 0.12 | 15.0 | 11 | 0 to 40 |
Male | 1187 | 15.6 | 7.6 | 0.22 | 15.0 | 11 | 0 to 40 |
Female | 2903 | 15.7 | 7.5 | 0.14 | 15.0 | 11 | 0 to 40 |
Anxiety score: | |||||||
All | 4381 | 8.2 | 4.3 | 0.07 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 to 21 |
Male | 1247 | 7.6 | 4.3 | 0.12 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 to 21 |
Female | 3040 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 0.08 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 to 21 |
Depression score: | |||||||
All | 4379 | 7.6 | 4.2 | 0.06 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 to 21 |
Male | 1258 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 0.12 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 to 20 |
Female | 3032 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 0.08 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 to 21 |
Descriptions of the variables are shown. Slight differences in totals by gender compared to all are due the small percentages (<2%) of participants for whom either age or gender was missing.