Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of people with multiple sclerosis for centre A and centre B. Abbreviations: expanded disability status scale (EDSS); people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS); Mann-Whitney U (MWU) statistic; p-value (p); chi-square (X2).
| Centre A (n = 13) |
Centre B (n = 13) |
Statistics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age [years] | 51 (35–63) | 57 (34–64) | U = 58, p = 0.18 |
| Gender [men/women] | 3/10 | 3/10 | X2(1) = 0.00, p = 1.00 |
| EDSS score (0–10) | 4.5 (2.0–6.5) | 4.5 (2.5–6.5) | U = 83, p = 0.93 |
| Mild (2.0–2.5) | 1 | 1 | |
| Moderate (3.0–4.5) | 6 | 6 | |
| Severe (5.0–6.5) | 6 | 6 | |
| Assistive devices | |||
| Walker | 1 pwMS | 1 pwMS | – |
| Cane | 2 pwMS | 2 pwMS | – |
| Walking speed [m/s] | 1.1 (0.5–1.4) | 0.7 (0.4–1.0) | U = 31, p < 0.01 * |
Values are median (range) or numbers. * p < 0.05.