Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) versus healthy subjects attending a tertiary hospital, Oman
Characteristics | Total (N = 110) | PwMS (N = 57) | Healthy subjects (N = 53) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.04 |
Female | 63 (57.3) | 41 (71.9) | 22 (41.5) | Â |
Male | 47 (42.7) | 16 (28.1) | 31 (58.5) | Â |
Age | Â | Â | Â | 0.05 |
40 or less | 91 (82.7) | 51 (89.5) | 40 (75.5) | Â |
More than 40 | 19 (17.3) | 6 (10.5) | 13 (24.5) | Â |
Education | Â | Â | Â | 0.99 |
12Â years or less | 54 (49.1) | 28 (49.1) | 26 (49.1) | Â |
More than 12Â years | 56 (50.9) | 29 (50.9) | 27 (50.9) | Â |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Unmarried | 64 (58.2) | 35 (61.4) | 29 (54.7) | Â |
Married | 46 (41.8) | 22 (38.6) | 24 (45.3) | 0.04 |
Employment | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Employed | 51 (46.3) | 7 (12.3) | 44 (83.1) | 0.02 |
Unemployed | 59 (53.7) | 50 (87.7) | 9 (16.9) | Â |
Interferon | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | Â | 49 (86) | Â | Â |
No | Â | 8 (14) | Â | Â |
Expanded Disability Status Scale | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≤5 |  | 52 (96.3) |  |  |
>5 | Â | 2 (3.7) | Â | Â |
Course of Disease | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Relapsing Remitting (RR) | Â | 54 (94.7) | Â | Â |
Secondary Progressive (SR) | Â | 1 (1.8) | Â | Â |
Primary Progressive (PR) | Â | 2 (3.5) | Â | Â |