Table 1.

Baseline characteristics

	Total	High learners	Low learners	P values
	N=1009	n=513	n=496
Age, years	37.07 (8.72)	36.27 (8.90)	37.9 (8.45)	0.003
Disease duration since first symptoms	8.1 (6.6)	7.8 (6.3)	8.4 (6.87)	0.256
NBV, cm3	1517.24 (84.02)	1527.45 (81.02)	1506.68 (85.82)	<0.0001
EDSS score	2.35 (1.28)	2.24 (1.21)	2.46 (1.35)	0.031
T2LV, mm3	6253.67 (7653.41)	5568.68 (6987.82)	6962.13 (8233.09)	0.009

Data presented as mean (SD), unless specified otherwise.

EDSS, Expanded Disability Status Scale; NBV, normalised brain volume; T2LV, T2 lesion volume.