Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients
| Number of patients (n=120) | |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 84 (70%) |
| Male | 36 (30%) |
| Age (years) | 34.24±8.042 (17–54) |
| Educational status | n (%) |
| Illiterate | 3 (2.5) |
| Elementary school | 59 (49.2) |
| High school | 41 (34.2) |
| University | 17 (14.2) |
| Mean duration of disease (years) | 8.08±5.64 (1–28) |
| MS clinical types | n (%) |
| Relapsing-remitting (RR) | 101 (84.2) |
| Secondary progressive (SP) | 18 (15) |
| Primer progressive (PP) | 1 (0.8) |
| Mean number of episodes | 5.53±3.114 (0–15) |
| Mean score of EDSS | 2.867±1.446 (0,5–7) |
| Mean score of FSS | 4.81±1.743 (1–7) |
| Mean score of BDI | 14.04±8.809 (0–39) |
| Mean score of MSQOL-54 | |
| Mean physical score of MSQOL-54 | 58.42±19.84 (15.11–96.49) |
| Mean mental score of MSQOL-54 | 56.76±22.13 (15.67–98.84) |
MS: multiple sclerosis; EDSS: expanded disability status scale; FSS: fatigue severity scale; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory; MSQOL: Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life