Table 5.

Internet usage according to sociodemographic and health-related factors.

Categories			Odds ratio		95% CI		P value
Sex: men vs women		1.13		0.72-1.77		.59
Age (years)
	33-48 vs <33	0.31		0.13-0.75		.01
	>48 vs <33	0.08		0.03-0.18		<.001
Duration MSa (years)
	4-12 vs <4	1.09		0.62-1.91		.78
	>12 vs <4	0.48		0.27-0.87		<.001
Education
	Secondary vs primary	1.94		0.83-4.51		.13
	Higher vs primary	8.64		3.31-22.57		<.001
	Vocational vs primary	0.68		0.29-1.64		.39
Employment
	Part-time vs full-time	0.25		0.11-0.55		.001
	Pension vs full-time	0.18		0.11-0.29		<.001
	Never worked vs full-time	0.49		0.18-1.36		.17
Marital status
	Divorced vs married	0.91		0.46-1.79		.78
	Miss or bachelor vs married	2.31		1.23-4.34		.01
	Widow or widower vs married	0.12		0.05-0.31		<.001
Residence
	City of up to 10,000 vs countryside	0.96		0.57-1.60		.87
	City of up to 100,000 vs countryside	3.47		1.68-7.18		.001
	City of over 100,000 vs countryside	5.59		2.72-11.48		<.001
MS course
	Stable without relapse vs with relapse	1.50		0.87-2.57		.14
	Progressive vs with relapse	0.47		0.29-0.75		.002
Mobility
	Independently with devices vs without help	0.53		0.31-0.89		.02
	With help vs without help	0.18		0.10-0.33		<.001

^aMS: multiple sclerosis.