Table 1.

Patient baseline characteristics.

	Males (n = 45)	Females (n = 47)
Age, y	44.0 ± 16.7	54.0 ± 12.4
Symptomatic	32 (71%)	25 (53%)
EDSS	3.5 (2.0‐6.0)	3.5 (2.5‐4.0)
SSPROM	87.0 (77.0‐99.0)	88.0 (83.0‐96.0)
Timed up‐and‐go, s	5.1 (3.6‐9.6)	5.3 (4.3‐7.2)

Values are displayed as mean ± SD for normally distributed data and median (interquartile range) for non‐normally distributed data.

EDSS, Expanded Disability Status Scale; SSPROM, Severity Scoring system for Progressive Myelopathy.