Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample population according to gender.
| Male (n = 89) | Female (n = 161) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Max | Min | Mean ± SD | Max | Min | p | d | |
| Age (years) | 45.2 ± 11.5 | 77 | 28 | 46.5 ± 11.5 | 75 | 20 | 0.433 | 0.113 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.7 ± 4.2 | 37.9 | 9.7 | 24.2 ± 4.4 | 39.3 | 16 | 0.384 | 0.116 |
| Years since diagnosis | 10.8 ± 8.8 | 41 | 0 | 11.0 ± 7.5 | 30 | 0 | 0.934 | 0.025 |
| EDSS | 3.7 ± 2.1 | 8 | 1 | 3.4 ± 2.1 | 8.5 | 1 | 0.224 | 0.143 |
Max, Min: highest and lowest value, respectively, of the subsamples; BMI: body mass index; EDSS: Expanded Disability Status Scale; p: p value; d: Cohen’s d effect size.