Table 1.
Baseline patient demographic and clinical characteristics.
| Characteristics | Patients with multiple sclerosis (N=102) | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 46.4 (10.4) | ||
| Sex, n (%) | |||
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Female | 75 (73.5) | |
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Male | 27 (26.5) | |
| Education levela, n (%) | |||
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Low | 3 (2.9) | |
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Middle | 34 (33.3) | |
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High | 65 (63.7) | |
| Multiple sclerosis type, n (%) | |||
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Primary progressive | 11 (10.8) | |
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Secondary progressive | 30 (29.4) | |
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Relapsing remitting | 61 (59.8) | |
| Disease duration since diagnosis (years), median (IQR) | 5.7 (3.0-13.1) | ||
| Expanded Disability Status Scale score, median (range) | 3.5 (1.5-7.0) | ||
aEducation levels were defined according to Rijnen et al [22].