Table 3 Associations between MusiQoL dimension scores and sociodemographics, clinical characteristics, and cognitive function

Gender*

Women

28.64 (21.36)

44.43 (26.21)

63.47 (24.36)

50.64 (24.70)

71.47 (26.54)

70.51 (18.23)

53.13 (31.49)

53.07 (29.99)

60.28 (34.96)

54.63 (11.88)

Men

31.72 (21.17)

59.68 (19.86)

60.20 (24.17)

59.29 (21.93)

73.14 (22.65)

68.14 (21.15)

44.21 (31.76)

59.30 (28.49)

73.89 (29.77)

59.28 (13.14)

p*

0.28

0.002

0.41

0.04

0.99

0.70

0.19

0.28

0.03

0.08

Educational level*

<12 years

27.93 (16.61)

48.78 (25.54)

62.08 (25.51)

49.90 (24.71)

71.17 (27.02)

73.84 (18.91)

47.84 (33.64)

53.29 (28.59)

64.73 (34.30)

55.76 (13.00)

≥ 12 years

32.25 (25.54)

53.49 (23.87)

61.98 (22.80)

59.49 (21.91)

73.37 (22.28)

64.30 (19.04)

50.91 (29.50)

58.51 (30.41)

67.40 (32.70)

57.78 (12.09)

p*

0.79

0.36

0.81

0.03

0.91

0.007

0.71

0.36

0.77

0.31

Marital status*

Single

31.04 (22.14)

50.00 (26.69)

56.25 (27.59)

51.73 (23.33)

63.30 (27.61)

65.30 (19.73)

34.89 (33.79)

52.88 (32.24)

65.50 (35.01)

52.53(14.44)

Married/partnership

28.94 (20.54)

51.81 (23.20)

66.73 (20.12)

56.60 (24.27)

79.86 (19.41)

73.13 (18.67)

59.09 (26.29)

58.41 (26.28)

69.32 (31.81)

59.57 (10.23)

p*

0.65

0.52

0.06

0.26

0.002

0.05

0.001

0.45

0.34

0.03

Living*

Personal home

30.65 (21.96)

52.97 (24.22)

63.32 (23.41)

54.89 (24.25)

71.76 (25.04)

70.03 (19.48)

49.38 (31.92)

58.52 (28.65)

68.27 (32.93)

57.33 (12.47)

Friend/family home

27.91 (15.04)

35.90 (24.39)

54.55 (30.36

48.88 (19.84)

69.23 (27.08)

65.38 (20.08)

28.57 (25.73)

41.34 (32.03)

58.65 (32.02)

51.46 (14.00)

p*

0.88

0.03

0.22

0.36

0.79

0.35

0.10

0.07

0.23

0.31

Occupational status*

Working

40.84 (22.53)

54.38 (26.65)

59.48 (23.12)

56.82 (24.19)

76.58 (25.35)

70.68 (20.33)

52.00 (30.34)

57.41 (27.13)

65.95 (31.32)

57.08 (14.44)

Not working

25.96 (19.20)

50.47 (23.83)

64.47 (24.35)

53.15 (24.19)

70.36 (25.01)

68.91 (19.43)

48.05 (33.13)

55.07 (30.61)

66.83 (33.80)

56.89 (11.95)

p*

0.001

0.57

0.20

0.52

0.20

0.58

0.62

0.76

0.80

0.80

MS subtype**

RR^b

39.33 (23.67)

48.61 (24.25)

59.31 (26.61)

48.11 (25.29)

65.53 (27.74)

75.39 (16.54)

44.64 (28.95)

62.90 (31.54)

62.10 (31.04)

56.59 (10.27)

PP^b

19.10 (16.39)

51.43 (22.59)

57.02 (25.80)

52.63 (21.18)

75.44 (23.28)

60.09 (23.50)

54.17 (36.49)

52.78 (23.70)

69.85 (37.00)

54.98 (16.88)

SP^b

25.61 (17.06)

51.76 (26.07)

65.20 (23.96)

57.75 (23.88)

73.03 (23.94)

69.52 (19.22)

48.37 (32.12)

51.56 (30.25)

67.55 (35.20)

56.56 (12.77)

CIS^b

50.52 (26.62)

59.72 (26.41)

63.89 (15.51)

67.71 (14.48)

86.11 (13.61)

66.67 (15.81)

70.83 (31.46)

58.33 (28.14)

62.50 (26.22)

64.77 (8.95)

p**

0.001

0.82

0.61

0.14

0.29

0.13

0.45

0.30

0.63

0.73

Cognitive function*

No deficit

31.03 (20.73)

52.08 (25.34)

61.42 (22.04)

58.22 (23.30)

74.27 (22.55)

67.26 (18.25)

52.55 (29.53)

59.72 (27.00)

63.39 (30.97)

57.10 (12.16)

Deficit

28.73 (22.53)

50.71 (24.13)

60.66 (26.65)

52.14 (26.00)

67.98 (28.81)

70.72 (20.45)

44.20 (36.08)

50.00 (32.57)

72.26 (36.44)

54.82 (14.14)

p*

0.34

0.86

1.00

0.25

0.42

0.36

0.31

0.15

0.11

0.68

EDSS^d***

-0.40

0.09

0.15

0.12

0.08

-0.12

0.10

-0.06

0.17

0.12

p

0.001

0.37

0.13

0.23

0.43

0.24

0.37

0.58

0.09

0.30

Disease duration***

-0.05

-0.07

0.08

0.03

-0.13

-0.04

0.05

0.03

0.10

0.06

p

0.59

0.48

0.45

0.76

0.16

0.68

0.64

0.80

0.32

0.56

Age***

-0.05

0.13

0.07

0.06

-0.07

0.06

-0.04

0.18

0.13

0.06

p

0.57

0.17

0.47

0.54

0.46

0.55

0.71

0.07

0.19

0.59