Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Study Subjects

	RRMS	Healthy Controls (HCs)	P Value
Subjects	47	67
Age, mean ± SD, y	41.1 ± 10	38.1 ± 10.8	0.08
Sex, F:M	40:7	48:19	0.09
Duration, y	6.7 ± 5.6
Patients (%)
Disease activity 2 y before enrollment
Relapses	7 (14%)
New T2 lesions	8 (17%)
Gd+ lesions	8 (17%)
DMT
None	11 (23%)
DMT	36 (77%)
Mean (standard deviation)
LCVA (1.25%)	27.6 ± 8.9
LCVA (2.5%)	51.0 ± 7.1
EDSS	2.0 ±1.7, IQR (1.00–2.75)

M, male; F, female; LCVA, low-contrast sensitivity visual acuity; IQR, interquartile range.