Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with MS

		Presence of type D personality
	MS Patients (n=74)	Type D (n=32)	Nontype D (n=42)	p
Age (year)	35.3±7.00	33.9±6.95	36.4±6.92	0.12
Sex (female/male)	47/27	22/10	25/17	0.41
Education (year)	10.9±4.10	11.9±3.98	10.19±4.08	0.07
Disease duration (year)	6.70±4.92	6.84±4.51	6.59±5.26	0.83
EDSS	1.85±1.30	1.50±1.11	2.11±1.39	0.06
BDI	13.2±8.87	8.76±9.55	16.5±6.72	<0.001
BAI	17.1±11.9	12.6±10.0	20.7±12.2	0.001
NA	15.6±9.03	8.25±7.58	21.2±5.22	<0.001
SI	12.7±6.40	7.03±3.34	17.0±4.43	<0.001
SF-36 physical	39.6±9.33	41.2±9.75	38.3±8.87	0.21
SF-36 mental	42.9±11.2	50.9±8.58	36.1±8.39	<0.001

MS: multiple sclerosis; EDSS: expanded disability status scale; BDI: beck depression inventory; BAI: beck anxiety inventory; NA: negative affectivity; SI: social inhibition; SF-36: 36-item short-form health survey