Table 1.
A comparison of RRMS patients and healthy individuals by demographics.
| RRMS patients n=58 | (P-value) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | Active n=22 | Inactive n=36 | Healthy subjects n=50 | ANOVA test | LSD test | |
| Age/Year | (39.82±10.78) | (34.22±8.98) | (33.96±7.31) | P=0.154 | P1=0.097 NS | |
| (Mean±SD) | 3.25 | 2.12 | 1.46 | Non-significant | P2=0.067 NS | |
| SEM | P3=0.922 NS | |||||
| x2 test | ||||||
| Age groups/Year | 20-40 | (10) 45.5% | (28) 77.8% | (32) 64% | P1=0.012 S | |
| (n) % | 41-60 | (12) 54.5% | (8) 22.2% | (18) 36% | P=0.043 | P2=0.141 NS |
| Significant | P3=0.171 NS | |||||
| x2 test | ||||||
| Gender | Male (M) | (6) 27.3% | (14) 38.9% | (18) 36% | P=0.659 | P1=0.366 NS |
| Female (F) | (16) 72.7% | (22) 66.1% | (32) 64% | Non-significant | P2=0.469 NS | |
| (n) % | M/F ratio | 0.375 | 0.636 | 0.5625 | P3=0.785 NS | |
Note: p1=Active vs. inactive, p2=Active vs. healthy donors, p3=Inactive vs. healthy donors, NS =Non-significant difference at p values above 0.05, S=Significant difference at p values below 0.05, HS=Highly significant difference at P values below 0.01.