Table 3.

Correlations between EBNA-1 and VCA IgG titers with different clinical variables in the samples collected before DMT onset in the MS group.

		Starting Age	Disease duration	EDSS	Relapses 2-years before DMT onset	ARR
EBNA-1 IgG titers	r	0.131	–0.116	–0.107	–0.153	–0.073
	p	0.018	0.036	n.s.	0.006	n.s.
VCA IgG titers	r	0.113	0.067	0.075	–0.106	–0.102
	p	0.041	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.

Correlations were assessed by using the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (r). Bold values indicates the statistically significant values after Bonferroni correction (p<0.007); significant p values prior Bonferroni correction are also shown. ARR, annualized relapse rate (number of relapses since the beginning of the disease/duration of the disease [years]). n.s., not significant.