Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of patients recruited to evaluate quality adjusted life years QALYs and Cost for multiple sclerosis (MS) in Iran (n = 200)
| Total recruited MS patients |
RRMS |
SPMS |
Unknown or PPMS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EDSS |
EDSS |
||||||
| 1-3.5 | 4-6 | >6 | 4-6 | >6 | |||
|
Numbers of Patients |
200 |
104 |
29 |
12 |
24 |
4 |
PPMS: 19 Unknown: 8 |
|
Age (mean±SD) |
33.8±9.1 |
29±7.7 |
36±7.2 |
36.6±9.2 |
42.4±6.7 |
46±3.7 |
PPMS: 41.8±6.3 Unknown: 34.5±8.2 |
|
Sex (Female/Male) |
148/52 |
80/24 |
24/5 |
10/2 |
16/8 |
2/2 |
PPMS: 10/9 Unknown: 6/2 |
|
Urban/Rural |
174/26 |
93/11 |
25/4 |
12/0 |
20/4 |
4/0 |
PPMS: 13/6 Unknown 4/4 |
|
Education (High school graduated & University education %) |
83% |
83% |
79% |
83% |
83% |
100% |
PPMS: 53% Unknown: 75% |
| Occupational State (Employed %) | 31% | 37% | 48% | 0% | 29% | 0% | PPMS: 0% Unknown: 13% |
MS multiple sclerosis, RRMS relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis, SPMS secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, PPMS primary progressive multiple sclerosis, EDSS expanded disability status scale.