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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics presented by sex and age cohort (p-values for comparison analyses are provided)

From: No sex-specific difference in disease trajectory in multiple sclerosis patients before and after age 50

 

Female

Male

Male vs. Female

Cohort (years)

C1

C2

C1 vs. C2

C1

C2

C1 vs. C2

C1

C2

 

38-46

54-62

p

38-46

54-62

p

p

p

N

258

153

 

93

47

   

Age (yrs)

      

0.32

0.29

 mean

42.36

57.97

 

42.04

57.51

   

 std. dev

2.66

2.47

 

2.56

2.66

   

Race (% white) +

95.2

95.4

1

95.7

93.6

0.687

1

0.703

Ethnicity (% hispanic)*

3.6

0.7

0.098

1.1

0

1

0.301

1

Current course type (%)

  

<0.0001

  

0.0031

0.0011

0.0097

 Relapsing (RRMS, CIS)

96.5

77

 

86

72.3

   

 SPMS

2.4

15.7

 

10.8

6.4

   

 PPMS

1.2

6.5

 

3.2

21.3

 

1.2

6.5

Disease duration (yrs)

  

<0.0001

  

0.01

0.71

0.01

 Mean

9.93

16.76

 

9.68

13.15

   

 std. dev.

6.02

9.47

 

5.66

8.45

   

Age at disease onset (yrs)

32.42 (6.27)

41.21 (9.65)

<0.0001

32.37 (5.99)

44.36 (9.24)

<0.0001

0.94

0.05

 RRMS, CIS Mean (SD)

32.39 (6.33)

41.32 (9.76)

<0.0001

32.94 (5.72)

44.35 (8.75)

<.00001

0.49

0.105

 SPMS Mean (SD)

31.83 (4.17)

37.71 (8.65)

0.120

27.90 (5.78)

38.67(10.41)

0.036

0.169

0.860

 PPMS Mean (SD)

36.00 (4.36)

46.20 (8.18)

0.067

32.00 (9.54)

46.10 (10.87)

0.069

0.545

0.982

  1. +8 missing and did not contribute to the analyses *9 missing and did not contribute to the analysis.
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