Table 1 Basic demographic and clinical characteristics of a sample of included pwMS

Age years, mean (SD)

44.3 (12.1)

Sex female, n (%)

476 (67.9)

Onset phenotype relapsing, n (%)

592 (84.5)

Age at MS onset years, mean (SD)

32.8 (10.7)

EDSS in the last evaluation n (%)

  < 3.0

501 (71.5)

 3.5—6.0

140 (20.0)

  > 6.0

60 (8.6)

Disease duration years, mean (SD)

11.3 (8.2)

Diagnostic delay^a years, mean (SD)

2.2 (4.5)

Treatment delay^b years, mean (SD)

3.0 (5.1)

Time from diagnosis to treatment years, mean (SD)

0.9 (3.5)

Follow-up^c years, mean (SD)

6.4 (9.1)