Table 1:

Patient characteristics per MS subgroup

Total MS Group: (N = 208)RRMS (n = 126)SPMS (n = 42)PPMS (n = 40)
No. males (%)77 (37%)37 (29.4%)25 (59.5%)15 (37.5%)
Age (yr) (mean) (±SD)41.1 (11.1)35.6 (8.6)47.8 (7.7)51.6 (9.7)
Disease duration (yr) (median) (IQR)6.3 (10.1)3.9 (7.8)11.8 (12.2)8.3 (9.5)
Lesion volumea (mL) (median) (IQR)12.4 (35.5)10.3 (22.9)38.6 (102.4)13.5 (40.0)
EDSS score (median) (IQR)3.5 (2.9)2.0 (2.0)6.0 (2.5)4.5 (2.0)
  • a Lesion volumes were calculated in common space (therefore representing relative lesion volumes).