Table 3.
Description of patient samples including completes and non-completes
| |
Baseline (4,382 eligible) |
1-Week Retest (391 eligible) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Completes | Completes | Sig. | Non-Completes | Completes | Sig. | |
|
N of cases |
3566 |
816 |
|
199 |
192 |
|
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Female (%) |
2715 (76.1) |
619 (75.9) |
X2 = 15.25 |
151 (75.9) |
144 (75.0) |
X2 = 2.22 |
| Male (%) |
622 (17.4) |
170 (20.8) |
df = 2 |
42 (21.1) |
46 (24.0) |
df = 2 |
| Not ascertained (%) |
229 (6.4) |
27 (3.3) |
p < .001 |
5 (2.0) |
2 (1.0) |
p = .329 |
|
Age in years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mean (SD) |
42.9 (9.9) |
45.9 (9.8) |
t = 7.61 |
45.5 (9.9) |
46.5 (9.5) |
t = .989 |
| Median (IQR) |
43.0 (36–50) |
47.0 (39–53) |
df = 4,102 |
45.0 (38–53) |
46.0 (40–53) |
df = 377 |
| Range |
15 - 81 |
19 - 73 |
p < 0.001 |
19 – 73 |
21 - 67 |
p = .323 |
| Not ascertained (%) |
251 (7.0) |
27 (3.3) |
|
9 (4.5) |
3 (1.6) |
|
|
Years since MS diagnosis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mean (SD) |
6.5 (6.2) |
6.6 (6.6) |
t = .79 |
5.7 (7.7) |
6.7 (6.3) |
t = −.106 |
| Median (IQR) |
4.0 (2–9) |
4.0 (2–9) |
df = 4,326 |
4.0 (2–9) |
5.0 (2–9.8) |
df = 388 |
| Range |
0 - 39 |
0 - 52 |
p = .430 |
0 - 52 |
0 - 37 |
p = .916 |
| Not ascertained (%) |
50 (1.4) |
4 (0.5) |
|
1 (0.5%) |
0 (0.0) |
|
|
Number (%) of reported relapses in previous 2 years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 0 |
2440 (68.4) |
471 (57.7) |
X2 = 53.82 |
119 (59.8) |
108 (56.2) |
X2 = 6.14 |
| 1 |
719 (20.2) |
182 (22.3) |
df = 4 |
45 (22.5) |
44 (22.9) |
df = 4 |
| 2 |
216 (6.1) |
85 (10.4) |
p < 0.001 |
20 (10.1) |
15 (7.8) |
p = .189 |
| 3 |
106 (3.0) |
35 (4.3) |
|
5 (2.5) |
15 (7.8) |
|
| 4 or more |
85 (2.4) |
43 (5.3) |
|
10 (5.0) |
10 (5.2) |
|
|
PDDS group (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| normal |
n/a |
189 (23.2) |
n/a |
46 (23.1) |
42 (21.9) |
X2 = 4.55 |
| mild disability |
n/a |
107 (13.1) |
|
26 (13.1) |
26 (13.5) |
df = 4 |
| moderate or gait disability |
n/a |
242 (29.7) |
|
60 (30.2) |
46 (24.0) |
p = .225 |
| early cane |
n/a |
143 (17.5) |
|
35 (17.6) |
32 (16.7) |
|
| late cane, bilateral support, wheelchair, or bedridden |
n/a |
135 (16.5) |
|
32 (16.1) |
46 (24.0) |
|
|
Most recently entered profile MSRS (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| not ascertained |
314 (8.8) |
25 (3.1) |
X2 = 47.515 |
11 (5.5) |
1 (0.5) |
X2 = 10.24 |
| 0 to 9 |
341 (9.6) |
84 (10.3) |
df = 7 |
24 (12.1) |
25 (13.0) |
df = 7 |
| 10 to 19 |
511 (14.3) |
126 (15.4) |
p < 0.001 |
23 (11.6) |
31 (16.1) |
p = .175 |
| 20 to 29 |
544 (15.3) |
131 (16.1) |
|
28 (14.1) |
28 (14.6) |
|
| 30 to 39 |
677 (19.0) |
132 (16.2) |
|
33 (16.6) |
33 (17.2) |
|
| 40 to 49 |
413 (11.6) |
87 (10.7) |
|
20 (10.1) |
16 (8.3) |
|
| 50 to 59 |
417 (11.7) |
134 (16.4) |
|
33 (16.6) |
35 (18.2) |
|
| 60 or higher | 97 (11.9) | 97 (11.9) | 27 (13.6) | 23 (12.0) | ||