Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the MS patients included in the study.
| Variable | RRMS | SPMS | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 24 | 36 | |
| Age, years (mean, SD) | 36.3 (7.53) | 52.8 (7.28) | <0.001 |
| Females/males | 20/4 | 21/15 | 0.069 |
| Disease duration, years (mean, range) | 0.8 (0.7–1.6) | 19.7 (5.4–35.7) | <0.001 |
| EDSS (median, range) | 1.2 (0.0–4.0) | 4.5 (2.0–6.5) | <0.001 |
| Education, years (mean, SD) | 12.5 (2.30) | 12.5 (2.91) | 0.825 |
| SDMT (mean, SD) | 49.5 (11.82) | 36.3 (10.72) | <0.001 |
| BMI kg/m2 (mean, range) | 26.7 (18.4–41.0) | 25.3 (16.1–36.3) | 0.417 |
| Smoking, yes/no | 11/13 | 14/22 | 0.662 |
| 25(OH)D, nmol/l (mean, range) | 122.8 (59.7–271.6) | 108.4 (25.7–268.7) | 0.248 |
| Number of relapses (mean, range) | 0.7 (0.0–3.0) | 0.1 (0.0–2.0) | 0.005 |
| Percentage of patients with DMT's | 100 | 31 | <0.001 |
The bold values indicate statistically significant p-values.