Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients
| Variables | Value |
|---|---|
| Gender [n (%)] | |
| Female | 827 (79.6) |
| Male | 212 (20.4) |
| Age | |
| Disease onset age (mean ± SD) |
36.48 ± 9.59 (min = 13 and max = 76) |
| Disease duration (mean ± SD) |
7.50 ± 5.71 |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 649 (63.3) |
| Single (divorced and widowed) |
377 (36.7) (60 divorced and 16 widowed) |
| Employment status [n (%)] |
|
| Employed | 366 (35.8) |
| Unemployed | 133 (13.0) |
| Housewife | 389 (38.0) |
| Student | 75 (7.3) |
| Disable | 36 (3.5) |
| Retired | 24 (2.3) |
| Monthly income (US Dollars) [n (%)] |
|
| Less than 70 | 93 (9.3) |
| 70-120 | 247 (24.7) |
| 121-250 | 389 (39.0) |
| 251-350 | 153 (15.3) |
| More than 350 | 116 (11.3) |
| Main drug used [n (%)] | |
| Interferon beta | 310 (33.1) |
| Rituximab | 223 (23.5) |
| Glatiramer acetate | 145 (15.2) |
| Fingolimod | 106 (11.2) |
| Tysabri (Natalizumab) | 102 (10.6) |
| Others | 48 (5.1) |
| Do not know | 12 (1.3) |
SD: Standard deviation