Table 2 .
Demographics and clinical characteristics of participants who completed the DHQ
| Variable | n (%), unless stated otherwise |
|---|---|
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 45.5 (10.6) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 1697/2063 (82.3) |
| Male | 366/2063 (17.7) |
| Country of residence | |
| USA | 663/2087 (31.8) |
| Australia | 550/2087 (26.4) |
| UK | 356/2087 (17.1) |
| New Zealand | 178/2087 (8.5) |
| Canada | 92/2087 (4.4) |
| Other (47 countries) | 248/2087 (11.9) |
| Highest level of education completed | |
| Secondary school or less | 514/2082 (24.7) |
| Vocational training | 328/2082 (15.8) |
| Bachelor degree | 759/2082 (36.5) |
| Postgraduate degree | 481/2082 (23.1) |
| Years since diagnosis, mean (SD) | 8.5 (7.3) |
| Type of MS | |
| Relapsing–remitting | 1280/2080 (61.5) |
| Primary progressive | 149/2080 (7.2) |
| Secondary progressive | 235/2080 (11.3) |
| Progressive relapsing | 42/2080 (2.0) |
| Benign | 88/2080 (4.2) |
| Unsure/other | 286/2080 (13.8) |
| Level of disability | |
| Normal | 684/2077 (32.9) |
| Mild disability | 318/2077 (15.3) |
| Moderate disability | 155/2077 (7.5) |
| Gait disability | 328/2077 (15.8) |
| Early cane | 229/2077 (11.0) |
| Late cane | 156/2077 (7.5) |
| Bilateral support | 119/2077 (5.7) |
| Wheelchair/scooter | 85/2077 (4.1) |
| Bedridden | 3/2077 (0.1) |
| BMI categories | |
| Underweight | 89/2062 (4.3) |
| Normal | 1108/2062 (53.7) |
| Overweight | 481/2062 (23.3) |
| Obese | 384/2062 (18.6) |
| 12-month relapse rate*, mean (SD) | 0.71 (1.03) |
| PHC, mean (SD) | 59.6 (21.4) |
| MHC, mean (SD) | 67.0 (21.3) |
*Subset of participants with relapsing–remitting type.