Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the enrolled disease groups
From: Clinical correlates of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in multiple sclerosis
Demographic variables | All MS n = 273 | RR-MS n = 181 | SP-MS n = 80 | PP-MS n = 12 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Females: Males (% Female) | 208: 65 (76.2%) | 138: 43 (76.2%) | 63: 17 (78.8%) | 7: 5 (58.3%) | 0.34 |
Age, years | 47.7 ± 10.7 | 44.7 ± 10.0 | 53.3 ± 9.7 | 54.6 ± 8.0 | < 0.001 |
Disease duration*, years | 15.2 ± 10.5 | 12.1 ± 8.3 | 21.9 ± 12.0 | 15.8 ± 9.4 | < 0.001 |
Median EDSS* (IQR) | 3.0 (4.0) | 2.0 (1.5) | 6.0 (1.5) | 5.75 (3.13) | < 0.001 |
MSSS | 4.05 ± 2.51 | 3.08 ± 2.12 | 5.87 ± 2.11 | 6.06 ± 2.71 | < 0.001 |
Treatment duration, years | 3.8 ± 3.7 | 3.4 ± 3.5 | 4.8 ± 4.1 | 3.4 ± 3.0 | 0.03 |