Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the MS patients (n= 100)
| Variables | Values |
|---|---|
| Gender, N (%) | |
| Female | 69 (69,0) |
| Male | 31 (31,0) |
| Age (years), N (%) | |
| < 50 anos | 71 (71,0) |
| 50 anos ou mais | 29 (29,0) |
| MSa subtype, N (%) | |
| Relapsing remitting | 66 (66,0) |
| Primary progressive | 18 (18,0) |
| Secondary progressive | 16 (16,0) |
| Disease duration (years) | |
| Median | 8 |
| Range | (0–40) |
| EDSSb | |
| Median | 3 |
| Range | (0–9) |
| FSc pyramidal | |
| Median | 2 |
| Range | (0–5) |
| FS brainstem | |
| Median | 0 |
| Range | (0–4) |
| FS cerebellar | |
| Median | 0 |
| Range | (0–4) |
| FS mental | |
| Median | 0 |
| Range | (0–3) |
| FS sensory | |
| Median | 0 |
| Range | (0–4) |
| FS visual | |
| Median | 0 |
| Range | (0–3) |
| FS sphincter | |
| Median | 0 |
| Range | (0–5) |
aMS multiple sclerosis.
bEDSS expanded disability status scale.
cFS functional system.