Table 1.

Age and gender comparison of MS patients and HCs.

Parameters	MS patients	Healthy controls	Statistical comparison
Number of subjects	22	18
Median age	34	34.5
Age range	22–55	26–55	Independent two sample t‐test; p = 0.7339
Gender ratio (male:female)	1:1.2	1:1	Chi square test, p = 0.7746

AHSCT, Autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation; ATG, Anti‐thymocyte globulin; BEAM, Carmustine, Etoposide, Cytarabine, Melphalan; cTfh, Circulating T follicular helper; DMT, Disease modifying therapies; HCs, Healthy controls; M, Months; MAIT, Mucosal‐associated invariant T; MS, Multiple Sclerosis; NK, Natural Killer; PD1, Programmed cell death protein 1; T‐conv, T‐conventional; Th17, T helper 17; Tregs, T regulatory cells; yr, Year.