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.