Table 1.

Demographics and clinical characteristics

Characteristics	RRMS	HCs	P-value
Sex (M/F)	5/13	4/14	0.7*
Age, years	35±10.68	35.17±10.97	0.964#
Education, years	9.22±4.21	10.72±3.95	0.286#
Disease duration, months	28.52±38.83	N/A	N/A
EDSS score	3.92±1.84	N/A	N/A

Notes:

^*χ² test;

^#independent t-test. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

Abbreviations: EDSS, Expanded Disability Status Scale; F, female; HCs, healthy controls; M, male; N/A, not available; RRMS, relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis.