Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics.
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Participants | 223 |
| Females, n (%) | 173 (77.6) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 49.3 (11.7) |
| Race (White/Black or African American/Asian/more than one race) | (199/10/2/4) |
| Diagnosis (CIS/RRMS/SPMS/PPMS/PRMS) | 13/158/44/5/3 |
| Disease duration from onset, mean (SD) | 15.5 (10.3) |
| EDSS, median, range | 1.5 (0, 8.5) |
| Disease-modifying therapy, n (%) | 165 (74.0) |
Eight participants had unknown or not reported race and 24 participants did not have a recorded EDSS score.
CIS: clinically isolated syndrome; RRMS: relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis; SPMS: secondary progressive multiple sclerosis; PPMS: primary progressive multiple sclerosis; PRMS: progressive relapsing multiple sclerosis; EDSS: Expanded Disability Status Scale.