. 2020 Oct 13;46:102580. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102580

Table 3.

Anxiety scores relation to the MS patients’ behaviours, relapses, pseudo-relapses and corticosteroids intake for relapses.

	Anxiety score			Test of significance p-value
	Mean±Standard deviation	Median	Minimum-maximum

Basic Preventive Measures Against COVID-19 Infection
Staying at home				Mann Whitney
Yes (n = 112)	12.9 ± 10.1	10.0	0–40	z = 0.493 P = 0.622
No (n = 3)	8.7 ± 5.8	12.0	2–12	z = 0.493 P = 0.622
Wearing mask				Mann Whitney
Yes (n = 73)	10.9 ± 10.7	10.0	0–40	z = 0.647 P = 0.518
No (n = 42)	11.5 ± 8.6	10.0	0–30	z = 0.647 P = 0.518
Wearing gloves				Mann Whitney
Yes (n = 58)	13.1 ± 10.6	10.0	0–40	z = 0.149 P = 0.882
No (n = 57)	12.4 ± 9.4	10.0	0–32	z = 0.149 P = 0.882
Avoiding crowded places				Mann Whitney
Yes (n = 108)	10.6 ± 10.1	10.0	0–40	z = 0.997 P = 0.319
No (n = 7)	15.4 ± 8.8	12.0	2–30	z = 0.997 P = 0.319
Frequent hand washing				–
Yes (n = 115)	12.8 ± 10.0	10.0	0–40	–

Behaviours related to the MS
Stoppage or decrease DMT dosage				Kruskal Wallis
Yes (n = 5)	21.2 ± 13.6	26.0	0–34	X²=0.493 P = 0.622
No (n = 18)	13.8 ± 11.9	12.0	0–40
Decrease dose (n = 10)	13.4 ± 10.3	13.0	2–28
Vitamins intake				Mann Whitney
Yes (n = 30)	14.2 ± 11.6	14.0	0–40	z = 0.647 P = 0.518
No (n = 3)	29.6 ± 12.8	26.0	6–30	z = 0.647 P = 0.518

Pseudo-relapses, relapses and corticosteroid intake
Pseudo-relapse				Mann Whitney
Yes (n = 23)	15.12±10.1	15.0	0–40	z = 2.671 P = 0.008^*
No (n = 10)	10.25±9.5	9.0	0–30	z = 2.671 P = 0.008^*
Relapse				Mann Whitney
Yes (n = 17)	18.32±8.6	18.0	0–40	z = 3.128 P = 0.002^*
No (n = 16)	10.69±11.5	10.0	0–34	z = 3.128 P = 0.002^*
Received corticosteroids for relapses				Mann Whitney
Yes (n = 16)	15.4 ± 12.7	14.0	0–40	z = 0.997 P = 0.319
No (n = 17)	14.2 ± 10.9	16.0	0–34	z = 0.997 P = 0.319

All MS patients frequently wash their hands,.

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Significant at (P ≤ 0.05).