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. 2021 Jun 9;11:12126. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-91655-9

Table 1.

Clinical information of pregnant MS patients and healthy controls.

Ex vivo
RRMS, no PP relapse RRMS, PP relapse HC
Number of individuals 13 6 12
Median maternal age (range) 33.3 (26.8–33.8) 32.1 (29.8–33.7) 33.3 (27.7–34.1)
Median EDSS third trimester (range) 1.5 (0.0–2.0) 1.0 (0.0–2.0) N.A
Median EDSS postpartum (range) 1.0 (0.0–2.0) 1.8 (1.0–4.5) N.A
Nullipara 4 1 9
Caesarean section 2 0 1
(Pre)eclampsia 0 0 0
Median gestation (weeks, range) 40 (39.0–41.0) 38.0 (38.0–39.0) 39.0 (37.0–40.0)
In vitro
RRMS, no PP relapse RRMS, PP relapse HC
Number of individuals 8 3 5
Median maternal age 31.9 (26.8–37.3) 31.5 (N.A) 27.9 (27.2–27.9)
Median EDSS third trimester (range) 1.5 (0.0–2.0) 2.0 (0.0–2.0) N.A
Median EDSS postpartum (range) 1.0 (0.0–2.0) 2.0 (1.5–3) N.A
Nullipara 5 2 1
Caesarean section 2 0 0
(Pre)eclampsia 0 0 0
Median gestation (weeks, range) 39.5 (38.0–41.0) 39 (38.0–40.0) 38.6 (34.0–42.0)

Information on cesarean section, nullipara, pre(eclampsia) and gestational period was missing for 1 RRMS patient with a PP relapse.

PP postpartum.