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MS (n = 150) HC (n = 63) P NPRMS (n = 104) PRMS (n = 46) P Female sex (No.) (%) 102 (68) 36 (57.1) NS 73 (70.2) 29 (63) NS Age (yr) (mean) (SD) 43.2 (10.6) 42 (15) NS 40.7 (10.7) 48.6 (8.2) <.001 Age at onset, mean (SD) 31.3 (10) – – 31.9 (9.9) 30 (10.3) NS Disease duration (mean) (SD) 12.1 (9.1) – – 9.2 (7) 18.6 (9.9) <.001 Disease course (No.) (%) – RR 104 (70.4) 104 (100) SP 38 (25.3) 38 (82.6) PP 8 (5.3) 8 (17.4) EDSS (mean) (SD) (median) 3.4 (9.1) 2.5 – – 2.5 (1.4) 2.0 5.8 (1.7) 6.0 <.001
Note:—NS indicates nonsignificant; NPR, nonprogressive; PR, progressive; –, not available.
↵a The differences between the study groups were tested using the χ2 test, Student's t test, and Mann-Whitney U test.