Patient-orientated longitudinal study of multiple sclerosis in south west England (The South West Impact of Multiple Sclerosis Project, SWIMS) 1: protocol and baseline characteristics of cohort

Table 2 Patient-reported number of relapses in twelve months prior to baseline: percentage of participants experiencing relapse(s) by MS type

	Number of relapses in last twelve months
MS Type	0	1	2	3	4	Don't know
Benign (n = 28)	54	39	0	0	0	7
Relapsing-Remitting (n = 345)	23	35	19	9	6	8
Primary Progressive (n = 182)	65	13	6	2	3	12
Secondary Progressive (n = 178)	33	34	9	7	3	14
Don't Know (n = 173)	30	23	15	7	3	22
All (n = 931)	36	28	13	7	4	13

Data for MS subtype or the number of relapses or both were missing for 36 participants.

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