Table 1. Clinical characteristics of MS patients (N = 900).

All (N = 900)		Women (N = 620)	Men (N = 280)
Age a	40.76 ± 11.87	41.11 ± 12.40	40.02 ± 10.69
Age at onset a	30.45 ± 9.13	30.53 ± 9.29	30.25 ± 8.80
Course N(%):
Primary progressive (PP)	48 (5.33%)	28 (4.52%)	20 (7.14%)
Relapsing-remitting (RR)	596 (66.22%)	413 (66.61%)	183 (65.36%)
Secondary progressive (SP)	229 (25.44%)	159 (25.65%)	70 (25.00%)
Benign MS	14 (1.56%)	9 (1.45%)	5 (1.79%)
CIS b	13 (1.44%)	11 (1.77%)	2 (0.71%)
Duration (years) a	10.23 ± 8.64	10.28 ± 8.39	10.13 ± 9.19
EDSS a,c	3.66 ± 2.42	3.70 ± 2.48	3.57 ± 2.29

^a mean ± SD

^b Clinicaly Isolated Syndrome (CIS)

^a,c Disability was assessed by using Kurtzke’s Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS).