Table 1.
The demographics and clinical characteristic of subjects.
| Characteristic | NMOSD patients | Normal controls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acute attack (n = 32) | chronic phase (n = 29) | P Value | (n = 41) | |
| Age at onset, mean (SD), years | 36.2 (9.2) | 37.2 (7.4) | 0.660 | 36.0 (7.9) |
| Female, no. (%) | 24 (75.0%) | 21(72.4%) | >0.999 | 31 (75.6%) |
| Duration, median (range), months | 4 (1–36) | 42 (11–63) | <0.001 | NA |
| Number of attacks, median (range) | 1 (1–3) | 3 (2–6) | <0.001 | NA |
| MRI lesion | ||||
| Spinal cord, no. (%) | 12 (37.5%) | 10 (34.5%) | >0.999 | NA |
| Optic nerve, no. (%) | 11 (34.4%) | 11 (37.9%) | 0.796 | NA |
| Brain, no. (%) | 7 (21.8%) | 5 (17.2%) | 0.753 | NA |
| others, no. (%) | 2 (6.2%) | 3 (10.3%) | 0.666 | NA |
| EDSS score | 4.5 (1.5-9.0) | 2.0 (1.0-5.5) | <0.001 | NA |
| SBP before MRI | 123.2 ± 13.1 | 119.5 ± 13.1 | 0.289 | 119.1 ± 14.0 |
| DBP before MRI | 77.5 ± 10.9 | 76.7 ± 11.1 | 0.782 | 76.9 ± 8.3 |
| SBP after MRI | 120.0 ± 13.5 | 117.5 ± 13.6 | 0.479 | 118.4 ± 11.3 |
| DBP after MRI | 80.2 ± 12.4 | 74.1 ± 13.0 | 0.089 | 74.3 ± 9.3 |
| HR before MRI | 74.1 ± 11.4 | 71.1 ± 10.1 | 0.411 | 72.3 ± 10.5 |
| HR after MRI | 75.2 ± 10.7 | 72.1 ± 10.1 | 0.225 | 73.5 ± 11.8 |
DBP, diastolic blood pressure; EDSS, expanded disability status scale; HR, heart rate; NA, not applicable; NMOSD, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders; SBP, systolic blood pressure.