Table 3. Lesion and brain volume measures in whole MS patients stratified by ambulatory status, in CA MS and in AA patients stratified byambulatory status.
MRI | All patients | All patients | p value | CA patients | AA patients | p value | CA patients | AA patients | p value |
w/o aid | with aid | w/o aid | w/o aid | with aid | with aid | ||||
CELs | 0.21±0.80 | 1.10±3.89 | 0.08 | 0.14±0.53 | 0.29±1.04 | 0.6 | 0.09±0.30 | 1.50±4.54 | 0.3 |
T2 LV | 7.71±10.29 | 20.19±21.99 | <0.0001 | 6.29±8.45 | 9.49±12.03 | 0.03 | 12.89±11.35 | 23.06±24.54 | 0.4 |
T1 LV | 0.66±1.16 | 1.95±2.98 | <0.0001 | 0.50±0.96 | 0.86±1.35 | 0.02 | 0.79±1.10 | 2.40±3.37 | 0.02 |
T1/T2 LV | 0.10±0.16 | 0.11±0.09 | 0.05 | 0.11±0.20 | 0.09±0.10 | 0.2 | 0.07±0.06 | 0.12±0.09 | 0.1 |
NBV | 1577.16±111.52 | 1485.05±134.18 | 0.001 | 1575.2±118.5 | 1579.45±103.98 | 0.8 | 1441.97±159.35 | 1503.19±122.31 | 0.3 |
NWMV | 741.05±63.60 | 709.91±68.48 | 0.02 | 745.45±62.45 | 735.93±65.20 | 0.5 | 693.86±77.15 | 716.67±65.55 | 0.5 |
NGMV | 896.90±61.82 | 775.13±90.08 | 0.0008 | 829.75±78.80 | 975.24±89.72 | 0.1 | 748.10±99.70 | 786.52±80.58 | 0.4 |
CELs = contrast-enhancing lesions (number); LV = lesion volume (mL); NBV = normalized brain volume (mL); NWMV = normalized white matter volume (mL); NGMV = normalized gray matter volume. (mL).