Table 1. Demographic and clinical attendance characteristics of the studied population (n = 204).
| Age | |
| Mean | 43.58 |
| SD | 11.42 |
| Range | 19–71 |
| Sex | |
| Male, n (%) | 53 (25.98) |
| Female, n (%) | 151 (74.02) |
| Disease duration (months) a | |
| Mean | 89.83 |
| SD | 77.31 |
| Range | 1–313 |
| Disability status (according to EDSS) | |
| ≤2.5, n (%) | 114 (55.88) |
| 3.0–5.0, n (%) | 69 (33.82) |
| ≥5.5, n (%) | 21 (10.29) |
| Treatment duration (months) | |
| Mean | 12.01 |
| SD | 9.58 |
| Range | 1–60 |
| Residency | |
| Away from urban center, n (%) | 63 (30.88) |
| Athens, n (%) | 55 (26.96) |
| Within Attica prefecture, n (%) | 17 (8.33) |
| Salonika, n (%) | 12 (5.88) |
| Other urban centers, n (%) | 57 (27.94) |
| Education | |
| Secondary, n (%) | 112 (54.90) |
| Higher, n (%) | 52 (25.49) |
| Primary, n (%) | 37 (18.14) |
| No official, n (%) | 3 (1.47) |
| Employment status | |
| Private sector, n (%) | 58 (28.43) |
| Public sector, n (%) | 41 (20.10) |
| Retired, n (%) | 23 (11.27) |
| Retired (due to disability), n (%) | 23 (11.27) |
| Unemployed, n (%) | 20 (9.80) |
| Freelance, n (%) | 17 (8.33) |
| Other, n (%) | 22 (10.78) |
| Insurance b | |
| IKA, n (%) | 107 (52.45) |
| Other public, n (%) | 50 (24.51) |
| OPAD, n (%) | 35 (17.16) |
| OAEE, n (%) | 10 (4.90) |
| Private, n (%) | 3 (1.47) |
aDuration since diagnosis of CIS or clinically definite MS until study enrollment.
bIKA: Social Insurance Institute, OPAD: Insurance institute for employees of the public sector, ΟAEE: Insurance institute for freelancers. One patient had both “other public insurance” and “private insurance”.