Table 1.
Demographic-, psycho-socio-economical-, and MS-related data.
| Without ST and SI 0 |
With ST 1 |
With SI 2-3 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Female | 213-67.9% | 9-52.9% | 15-83.3% |
| Male | 101-32.2% | 8-47.1% | 3-16.7% |
| Age (mean/SD) | 42.85/9.75 | 42.59/8.91 | 45.5/8.71 |
| Disease duration | |||
| Median (min–max) | 10 (0-39) | 10 (2-28) | 11 (7-34) |
| Type of MS | |||
| CIS | 10-3.2% | 0-0.0% | 0-0.0% |
| RRMS | 224-71.3% | 11-64.7% | 10-55.6% |
| SPMS | 80-25.5% | 6-35.3% | 8-44.4% |
| Treatment duration | |||
| Median (min–max) | 7 (0-15) | 9 (1-14) | 7.5 (3-13) |
| Type of treatment | |||
| AVONEX | 44-14% | 3-17.6% | 0-0.0% |
| BETAFERON | 121-38.5% | 7-41.2% | 9-50% |
| COPAXONE | 58-18.5% | 2-11.8% | 6-33.3% |
| REBIF | 78-24.8% | 2-11.8% | 3-16.7% |
| TYSABRI | 13-4.1% | 3-17.6% | 0-0.0% |
| EDSS | |||
| Median (min–max) | 2.5 (0-8.5) | 4 (1.5-8) | 3.25 (1-7) |
| Number of relapses | |||
| Median (min–max) | 4 (0-24) | 5 (1-32) | 5.5 (1-15) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/living with partner | 210-67.1% | 9-52.9% | 14-77.8% |
| Single | 68-21.7% | 5-29.4% | 3-16.7% |
| Divorced | 23-7.3% | 3-17.6% | 1-5.6% |
| Widow | 12-3.8% | 0-0.0% | 0-0.0% |
| Educational level | |||
| Elementary school | 9-2.9% | 0-0.0% | 4-22.2% |
| Apprentice school | 54-17.3% | 4-23.5% | 5-27.8% |
| High school | 119-38% | 7-41.2% | 6-33.3% |
| University | 96-30.7% | 6-35.3% | 2-11.1% |
| Master or PhD | 22-7.0% | 0-0.0% | 1-5.6% |
| Technical and vocational high school | 13-4.2% | 0-0.0% | 0-0.0% |
| Occupational status | |||
| Employed | 125-39.9% | 6-35.3% | 4-22.2% |
| Part-time employed | 20-6.4% | 1-5.9% | 1-5.6% |
| Disability pension | 140-44.7% | 10-58.8% | 13-72.2% |
| Retired | 8-2.6% | 0-0.0% | 0-0.0% |
| Student | 2-0.6 | 0-0.0% | 0-0.0% |
| Unemployed | 17-5.4% | 0-0.0% | 0-0.0% |