Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the included patients
Multiple sclerosis (n = 117) | Spinal cord injury (n = 110) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
44.2 ± 9.4 | 39.2 ± 9.9 | |
Sex | ||
Men | 35 (29.9%) | 98 (89.1%) |
Women | 82 (70.1%) | 12 (10.9%) |
Time since diagnosis of neurological disease (years) | ||
9.2 ± 8.3 | 12.9 ± 10.9 | |
Stadium/level of neurological disease | ||
Multiple sclerosis | ||
Relapsing-remitting | 87 (74.4%) | |
Primary progressive | 12 (10.2%) | |
Secondary progressive | 13 (11.1%) | |
Missing stadium of | 5 (4.3%) | |
Spinal cord injury | ||
ASIA A | 59 (53.6%) | |
ASIA B | 20 (18.2%) | |
ASIA C | 6 (5.5%) | |
ASIA D | 22 (20.0%) | |
ASIA E | 3 (2.7%) | |
Cervical level | 25 (21.4%) | |
Thoracic level | 81 (69.2%) | |
Lumbar level | 11 (9.4%) | |
Mobility | ||
Fully ambulatory | 42 (35.9%) | 21 (19.1%) |
Limited walking | 63 (53.8%) | 25 (22.7%) |
Wheelchair bound | 12 (10.3%) | 64 (58.2%) |
MSISQ-15 scores | ||
Total score | 34.83 ± 11.99 | 43.58 ± 11.35 |
Primary domain | 12.79 ± 4.04 | 17.23 ± 4.01 |
Secondary domain | 11.23 ± 3.89 | 13.45 ± 5.11 |
Tertiary domain | 10.81 ± 4.95 | 12.90 ± 5.23 |
PISQ-31 scores | ||
Total score | 96.41 ± 13.86 (n = 90) | 76.14 ± 11.76 (n = 18) |
IIEF-15 scores | ||
Total score | 35.95 ± 18.77 (n = 27) | 42.17 ± 14.95 (n = 92) |