Table 1.

Patients’ demographics

Patients N = 150	RMS N = 107	PMS N = 18	ONIND N = 15	OIND N = 10	p value
Female sex, n (%)	80 (74.8)	11 (61.1)	12 (80.0)	8 (80.0)	0.561
Age, years	37.4 (10.5)	52.9 (6.6)	41.3 (9.2)	47.6 (10.9)	< 0.001
IgG index	1.0 (0.7)	0.8 (0.5)	0.5 (0.1)	0.5 (0.2)	0.010
OCBs, n (%)	86 (80.4)	16 (88.9)	0 (0.0)	2 (20%)	< 0.001

All values are reported as mean (standard deviation) unless indicated otherwise. In bold are reported significant differences at a two-sided α level < 0.05. RMS, relapsing multiple sclerosis; PMS, progressive multiple sclerosis; ONIND, other non-inflammatory neurological diseases; OIND, other inflammatory neurological diseases; OCBs, oligoclonal bands.