Table 1. Baseline characteristics.

The demographic characteristics of the patients during their baseline scan used in this analysis. Mean (sd) is reported for continuous demographic variables and number (%) is reported for binary demographic variables.

Female [n (%)]	22 (75.9%)
Age [mean (sd)]	36.99 (8.86)
EDSS	1.19 (1.64)
Disease duration	6.42 (4.72)
Disease subtype	RRMS – 28 (96.6%), RIS – 1 (3.4%)
Steroids at baseline	3 (10.3%)
Disease-modifying treatment at baseline	None – 11 (34.4%)
	Milder – 7 (21.9%)
	Stronger – 14 (43.8%)
Follow-up (in years)	2.87 (1.65)
Number of visits	4.84 (1.82)