Table 2. Patients' medical attendance, hospitalization and laboratory requirements of the studied population (n = 204).
| Patients' medical attendance | |
| Private practice, n(%) | 107 (52.45) |
| Public hospital, n(%) | 97 (47.55) |
| Private hospital, n(%) | 0 (0.00) |
| Hospitalizations | |
| Only visit to one day clinic, n(%) | 18 (8.82) |
| Only hospitalizations, n(%) | 39 (19.12) |
| Neither, n(%) | 76 (37.25) |
| Both, n(%) | 71 (34.80) |
| Number of admissions a | |
| Mean | 0.83 |
| SD | 1.00 |
| Range | 0–6 |
| Days of admissions | |
| Mean | 3.05 |
| SD | 4.34 |
| Range | 0–30 |
| Number of visits to One-day clinics | |
| Mean | 1.77 |
| SD | 2.98 |
| Range | 0–12 |
| MRI scans | |
| Patients undergone MRI, n (%) | 197 (96.57) |
| Number of MRI scans | |
| Mean | 1.87 |
| SD | 1.23 |
| Range | 0–8 |
| MRI scan cost covered by insurance b | |
| Yes, n(%) | 184 (93.40) |
| No, n(%) | 13 (6.60) |
| Blood tests | |
| Patients undergone blood tests, n (%) | 202 (99.02) |
| Number of blood tests | |
| Mean | 2.75 |
| SD | 2.13 |
| Range | 0–12 |
| Blood test cost covered by insurance c | |
| Yes, n(%) | 185 (91.58) |
| No, n(%) | 17 (8.42) |
aNumber of patients' admissions to hospitals to counteract relapses within the last year. In this category, the visits to one-day clinics are not included.
bThis information was missing in 7 patients.
cThis information was missing in 2 patients.