Table 1.
Demographics of the multiple sclerosis (MS) patients examined in this study.
| Variables | Patient Group | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relapsing–Remitting MS (N = 15) | Secondary Progressive MS (N = 11) | ||||
| Count | Mean (±SD) | Count | Mean (±SD) | ||
| Age, years (43 ± 10) | 39.7 (±5.97) | 47.5 (±12.7) | 0.032 | ||
| Gender | 0.743 | ||||
| Men (n = 3) | 2 (8%) | 1 (4%) | |||
| Women (n = 23) | 13 (50%) | 10 (38%) | |||
| Marital status | 0.442 | ||||
| Married (n = 18) | 11 (42%) | 7 (27%) | |||
| Unmarried (n = 6) | 4 (4%) | 2 (8%) | |||
| Divorced (n = 1) | 0 | 1 (4%) | |||
| Widow (n = 1) | 0 | 1 (4%) | |||
| Employment status | 0.014 | ||||
| Working (n = 3) | 3 (12%) | 0 | |||
| Not working (n = 17) | 11 (42%) | 6 (23%) | |||
| Unemployed (n = 2) | 0 | 2 (8%) | |||
| Pensioner (n = 4) | 1 (4%) | 3 (12%) | |||
| Environment status | 0.509 | ||||
| Urban (n = 17) | 9 (35%) | 8 (31%) | |||
| Rural (n = 9) | 6 (23%) | 3 (12%) | |||
| Level of education | 0.997 | ||||
| Middle school (n = 8) | 4 (4%) | 4 (4%) | |||
| High school (n = 15) | 10 (38%) | 5 (19%) | |||
| Faculty (n = 3) | 1 (4%) | 2 (8%) | |||