Table 5.

Characteristics of the study population (N=2207).

Parameter			Value
Age, years
	Mean (SD)	41.73 (10.19)
	Median (IQR)	42.00 (34.00-49.00)
Gender
	Female, n (%)	1609 (72.90%)
Employment
	Employed, n (%)	1347 (61.03%)
	Full-time employed, n (%)	794 (58.95%)
Number of relapses in the previous year, n (%)
	0	1192 (54.01%)
	1	612 (27.73%)
	2	267 (12.10%)
	≥3	98 (4.44%)
	Unknown	38 (1.72%)
Duration of disease since diagnosis, years
	Mean (SD)	7.54 (6.11)
	Median (IQR)	6.00 (3.00-11.00)
EDSSa
	Mean (SD)	2.43 (1.57)
	Median (IQR)	2.00 (1.00-3.50)

^aEDSS: Expanded Disability Status Score.