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Table 1 Demographical and clinical characteristics of the sample

From: Cognitive screening tools in multiple sclerosis revisited: sensitivity and specificity of a short version of Rao’s Brief Repeatable Battery

 

CIS

RR-MS

SP-MS

PP-MS

Whole sample

N (%)

11 (8.7)

85 (66.9)

29 (22.8)

2 (1.6)

127 (100)

Age

     

Mean

41.6

40.7

50.3

55.0

42.9

SD

9.6

10.3

8.9

28.3

11.0

Min

26

18

28

35

18

Max

54

62

69

75

75

Female sex (%)

8 (72.7)

53 (62.4)

23 (79.3)

1 (50.0)

85 (66.9)

Education

     

0-9 years (%)

3 (27.3)

32 (37.6)

13 (44.8)

0 (0.0)

48 (37.8)

10-12 years (%)

4 (36.4)

22 (25.9)

11 (37.9)

2 (100)

39 (30.7)

13+ years (%)

4 (36.4)

31 (36.5)

5 (17.2)

0 (0.0)

40 (31.5)

EDSS

     

Median

1

2

4

4

2.5

SD

1.5

1.2

1.3

0

1.8

Min

0

0

4

4

0

Max

4

6

8.5

4

8.5

Disease duration

     

Mean

4.01

7.77

16.97

9.6

9.56

SD

4.64

6.91

12.03

7.64

9.2

Min

0

0

1.7

4.2

0

Max

13

35.7

49.7

15

49.7

  1. EDSS = Expanded Disability Status Scale, SD = Standard Deviation