Table 1.
Demographics and characteristics
| Median | IQR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 45 | (38–53) | |
| Years since diagnosis | 6 | (3–12) | |
| Age at diagnosis (in years) | 37 | (30–45) | |
| N | % | ||
| Gender | Male | 388/2201 | 17.6 |
| Female | 1813/2201 | 82.4 | |
| Marital status | Married/cohabiting/partnered | 1642/2194 | 74.8 |
| Single | 304/2194 | 13.9 | |
| Separated/Divorced/Widower | 248/2194 | 11.3 | |
| Children | None | 682/2196 | 31.1 |
| One or more | 1514/2196 | 68.9 | |
| Education | No school/primary/secondary | 533/2216 | 24.1 |
| Vocational training | 355/2216 | 16.0 | |
| Bachelor degree | 808/2216 | 36.5 | |
| Postgraduate | 520/2216 | 23.5 | |
| Employment status | Part time | 473/2220 | 21.3 |
| Retired due to disability | 508/2220 | 22.9 | |
| Work full time | 729/2220 | 32.8 | |
| Other* | 510/2220 | 23.0 | |
| Type of MS | Benign | 95/2217 | 4.3 |
| Relapsing-remitting | 1359/2217 | 61.3 | |
| Primary progressive | 160/2217 | 7.2 | |
| Secondary progressive | 256/2217 | 11.5 | |
| Progressive relapsing | 46/2217 | 2.1 | |
| Unsure/other | 301/2217 | 13.6 | |
| Disability | Normal | 714/2218 | 32.2 |
| Mild disability | 342/2218 | 15.4 | |
| Moderate disability | 159/2218 | 7.2 | |
| Gait disability | 354/2218 | 16.0 | |
| Early cane | 245/2218 | 11.0 | |
| Late cane | 168/2218 | 7.6 | |
| Bilateral support | 135/2218 | 6.1 | |
| Wheelchair/Scooter | 98/2218 | 4.4 | |
| Bedridden | 3/2218 | .1 | |
*Includes stay at home parents, full time students, unemployed (seeking and not seeking employment), retired due to age and other. IQR, inter quartile range.