Table 1.
Comparison of MS and healthy participants on sociodemographic variables (N = 100).
| Variables | Clinical Group (N = 50) |
Control Group (N = 50) |
Group Comparisons | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X 2 | t | df | p | Effect Size | |||
| Age | |||||||
| Mean ± SD * (years) Minimum–Maximum |
38.58 ± 9.54 18–68 |
39.16 ± 8.11 19–60 |
0.328 | 98 | 0.744 | 0.066 1 | |
| Education level | |||||||
| Mean ± SD * (years) Minimum–Maximum |
14.52 ± 2.83 9–19 |
14.98 ± 3.52 4–23 |
0.720 | 98 | 0.473 | 0.144 1 | |
| Gender, N (%) | |||||||
| Male Female |
0 (0%) 50 (100%) |
0 (0%) 50 (100%) |
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| Marital status, N (%) | |||||||
| Single Married/partnered Divorced/separated Widowed |
15 (30%) 27 (54%) 8 (16%) 0 (0%) |
10 (20%) 35 (70%) 5 (10%) 0 (0%) |
2.725 | 2 | 0.256 | 0.165 2 | |
| Professional status, N (%) | |||||||
| Active Non-active |
26 (52%) 24 (48%) |
37 (74%) 13 (26%) |
4.290 | 1 | 0.038 | 0.228 3 | |
* SD: standard deviation. 1 Cohen d. 2 Cramér V. 3 Pearson’s Phi.