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Table 3 Baseline demographic characteristics of prevalent MS patients

From: Therapy optimization in multiple sclerosis: a prospective observational study of therapy compliance and outcomes

Characteristic

Mean

SD

Age (Years)

49.0

10.3

Characteristic

n

%

Race:

  

 Caucasian

2666

89.9

 Black/African American

172

5.8

 Hispanic/Latino

68

2.3

 Mixed race

31

1.0

 Other races

29

1.0

Gender: Female

2385

80.4

Employment status:

  

 Employed, full time

1294

43.6

 Employed, part time

290

9.8

 Employed at Home

69

2.3

 Disabled due to MS

697

23.5

 Retired

251

8.5

 Homemaker

190

6.4

 Unemployed

142

4.8

 Student

30

1.0

 Workers’ compensation

3

0.1

Positive smoking status:

517

17.4

  1. SD, Standard Deviation.