Table 1.
Demographics for Sex, Ethnicity, Age, and Education
| Healthy | MS Total | MS Unimpaired | MS Impaired | p1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | .004** | ||||
| Female | 30 (68.2%) | 76 (78.4%) | 57 (87.7%) | 19 (59.4%) | |
| Male | 14 (31.8%) | 21 (21.6%) | 8 (12.3%) | 13 (40.6%) | |
| Ethnicity | .26 | ||||
| White | 40 (90.9%) | 87 (89.7%) | 58 (89.2%) | 29 (90.6%) | |
| African American | 1 (2.3%) | 4 (4.1%) | 3 (4.6%) | 1 (3.1%) | |
| Asian | 2 (4.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Hispanic | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.1%) | |
| American Indian | 0 (0%) | 4 (4.1%) | 3 (4.6%) | 1 (3.1%) | |
| Other | 1 (2.3%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Age | .28 | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 42.89 (10.54) | 45.29 (10.61) | 44.54 (11.04) | 46.81 (9.68) | |
| Education | .08 | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 14.32 (2.22) | 14.41 (2.29) | 14.77 (2.16) | 13.69 (2.43) | |
| MS Subtype | |||||
| 62 Relapsing Remitting | 47 Relapsing Remitting | 15 Relapsing Remitting | |||
| 9 Secondary Progressive | 6 Secondary Progressive | 3 Secondary Progressive | |||
| 2 Primary Progressive | 2 Progressive Relapsing | 2 Primary Progressive | |||
| 3 Progressive Relapsing | 10 Uncertain | 1Progressive Relapsing | |||
| 21 Uncertain | 11 Uncertain | ||||
Note:
1
Between group differences for the healthy group, unimpaired MS group, and impaired MS Group.