Table 2 Chart review: Patient demographics and clinical characteristics of patients with MS by race-ethnicity
Total N = 200 | Non-Hispanic White n = 50 | Non-Hispanic Asian n = 50 | Non-Hispanic Black n = 50 | Hispanic n = 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women, n (%) | 164 (82.0) | 41 (82.0) | 35 (70.0) | 44 (88.0) | 44 (88.0) |
Mean age at onset, years ± SD | 36.7 ± 12.0 | 34.6 ± 9.2 | 36.1 ± 11.8 | 38.5 ± 13.5 | 37.8 ± 12.9 |
MS duration, years ± SD | 10.0 ± 10.9 | 14.8 ± 10.6 | 7.6 ± 8.3 | 10.2 ± 11.8 | 7.6 ± 11.2 |
MS phenotype, n (%) | |||||
Relapse remitting | 102 (51.0) | 26 (52.0) | 31 (62.0) | 19 (38.0) | 26 (52.0) |
Secondary progressive | 34 (17.0) | 9 (18.0) | 8 (16.0) | 9 (18.0) | 8 (16.0) |
Primary progressive | 9 (4.5) | 2 (4.0) | 0 (0) | 5 (10.0) | 2 (4.0) |
Progressive relapsing | 4 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (6.0) | 1 (2.0) |
Unspecified | 46 (23.2) | 12 (24.0) | 10 (20.0) | 14 (28.0) | 10 (20.0) |
Missing | 5 (2.5) | 1 (2.0) | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 3 (6.0) |