Table 1.

Demographic characteristics at baseline

Characteristic	Web-based group (n = 32)	Comparator group (n = 16)	Total (N = 48)
Female sex	20 (63)	11 (69)	31 (65)
Age, y	54.6 ± 11.9	53.8 ± 12.2	54.3 ± 11.9
PDDS scale score	4.2 ± 1.6	4.8 ± 1.7	4.4 ± 1.6
Disease duration from onset, y	20.0 ± 11.3	18.4 ± 10.7	19.5 ± 11.0
Community wheelchair users	9 (28)	5 (31)	14 (29)
Residence
City	18 (56)	6 (38)	24 (50)
Small city	7 (22)	2 (13)	9 (19)
Town	4 (13)	6 (38)	10 (21)
Rural	3 (9)	2 (13)	5 (10)

Note: Values are given as number (percentage) or mean ± SD.

Abbreviation: PDDS, Patient-Determined Disease Steps.