Table 3.

Final model for seasonal and clinical factors associated with relapse in patients with MS

Variable	Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)	p value
Sunshine	1.08 (1.01–1.16)	0.023
Age group
<30 years	1.42 (1.16–1.73)	<0.0001
30–40 years	Reference
40–50 years	0.64 (0.53–0.76)
Over 50 years	0.27 (0.22–0.33)
Sex (male)	0.90 (0.76–1.06)	0.19
Disease course
RRMS	Reference	0.00059
Progressive	0.76 (0.65–0.89)