Table 1.
Descriptive statistics about all examined participants. We found no systematic age difference between patients and healthy controls (p = 0.86).
| Patients | Mean | Median | Min. | Max. | Lower Quartile | Upper Quartile | Standard Deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age/years | 36.5 | 36.0 | 19.0 | 56.0 | 29.0 | 44.0 | 9.8 |
| White matter volume/L | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.31 | 0.63 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.06 |
| Grey matter volume/L | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.54 | 0.81 | 0.62 | 0.71 | 0.06 |
| Intracranial volume/L | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| Disease duration/months | 96.1 | 70.5 | 4.0 | 313.0 | 35.5 | 135.5 | 76.5 |
| Expanded Disability Status Scale | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 |
| White matter lesion volume in Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images/mL | 9.6 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 100.6 | 1.4 | 11.7 | 15.1 |
| White matter lesion volume in T1-weighted images/mL | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 30.8 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
| Healthy Controls | |||||||
| Age/years | 37.0 | 30.5 | 23.0 | 69.0 | 26.0 | 47.0 | 13.8 |
| White matter volume/L | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.41 | 0.70 | 0.47 | 0.57 | 0.07 |
| Grey matter volume/L | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.54 | 0.86 | 0.68 | 0.80 | 0.09 |
| Intracranial volume/L | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 |