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. 2014 May 5;12:66. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-12-66

Table 1.

Characteristics of study population

Characteristics Patients (n = 3,044)
Age (mean, SD)
56.8 (9.9)
Female (n, %)
2444 (80.3%)
Race
White
2875 (94.4%)
Non-White
127 (4.2%)
Unknown
42 (1.4%)
Duration (avg. years, SD)
17.9 (8.9)
DMD in previous 6 months (n, %)
1869 (61.4)*
Currently working/attending school (n, %)
1121 (36.8)
PDDS Score (Median, IQR)
3 (1, 5)
0
526 (17.3%)
1
428 (14.1%)
2
241 (7.9%)
3
429 (14.0%)
4
507 (16.7%)
5
427 (14.0%)
6
399 (13.1%)
7
83 (2.7%)
8
4 (0.13%)
MSWS-12 Score (Mean, SD)
50.2 (33.7)
Median (Range)
52 (0–100)
Tertile 1
1138 (37.4%)
Tertile 2
763 (25.1%)
Tertile 3
1143 (37.5%)
EQ-5D (Mean, SD)
0.74 (0.18)
Median (Range)
0.78 (-0.04-1.0)
Floor (n, %)
0 (0%)
Ceiling (n, %) 404 (13.3%)

n = number of patients; PDDS = Patient Determined Disease Steps; MSWS-12 = 12-point Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale; EQ-5D = EuroQol-5 Dimension Health Status Index; SD = Standard Deviation; avg = average; IQR = interquartile range; DMD = Disease-Modifying Drug; *Patients may have received ≥1 DMD in previous 6 months.