Skip to main content

Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Validity and reliability of the Persian version of Recce stigma scale in people with multiple sclerosis and its impact on quality of life

Variables

Value

Age, (Mean ± SD)

(years)

37.88 ± 9.2

Gender, (n, %)

 

 Male

51 (26.3%)

 Female

143 (73.7%)

Marital state, (n, %)

 

 Single

51 (26.3%)

 Married

134 (69.1%)

 Divorced

9 (4.6%)

Education, (n, %)

 

 Elementary

5 (2.6%)

 Cycle

20 (10.3%)

 Diploma

76 (39.2%)

 Bachelor

70 (36.1%)

 Upper than bachelor

23 (11.9%)

Job state, (n, %)

 

 Employed

93 (47.9%)

 Unemployed

101 (52.1%)

Disease duration (Mean ± SD) (years)

8.98 ± 5.68

Treatment duration (Mean ± SD) (years)

3.44 ± 3.11

EDSS score, (Mean ± SD)

1.23 ± 1.49

Treatment, (n, %)

 

 IFN-B1a

33 (17%)

 IFN-B1b

8 (4.1%)

 Rituximab

68 (35.1%)

 Ocrelizumab

4 (2.1%)

 Glatiramer acetate

4 (2.1%)

 Fingolimod

13 (6.7%)

 Teriflunomid

32 (16.5%)

 DMF

18 (9.3%)

 Fampridine

4 (2.1%)

 No treatment

10 (5.2%)

  1. DMF: Dimethyl fumarate, EDSS: Expanded Disability Status Scale, IFN: Interferon