Table 1.

Demographic and clinical data of healthy subjects (HS) and multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica (NMO) patients.

		HS (n = 25)	MS (n = 25)	NMO (n = 30)
Gender	F/M	18/7	18/7	25/5
Age (year)	Range	16–54	16–53	13–55
	Mean±SE	34.84 ± 2.24	33.48 ± 2.15	35.43 ± 2.28
Age at onset (year)	Range	–	6–51	11–53
	Mean±SE	–	29.60 ± 2.18	29.37 ± 2.14
Disease duration (year)	Range	–	0.25–11.92	0.17–21.50
	Mean±SE	–	3.91 ± 0.53	5.58 ± 0.87
ARR	Range	–	0.29–8.00	0.09–12.00
	Mean±SE	–	1.48 ± 0.32	1.69 ± 0.41
EDSS	Range	–	0–5.0	1–6.5
	Mean±SE	–	1.92 ± 1.39	3.07 ± 0.31**

HS, healthy subjects, MS, multiple sclerosis, NMO, neuromyelitis optica, EDSS, expanded disability status scales; ARR, annual relapse rate.

^**P < 0.01.