Table 1 Major clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with multiple sclerosis included to the study
|  | (n = 133) |
|---|---|
Sex (M/F) (%) | 40 (30.1%)/93 (69.9%) |
Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 42.7 ± 11.9 |
Age at diagnosis (years) (mean ± SD) | 31.5 ± 10.4 |
(> 20/< 20 years) | 132 (99.2%)/1(0.8%) |
(> 30/< 30 years) | 110 (82.7%)/23(17.3%) |
(> 40/< 40 years) | 72 (51.4%)/61(45.9%) |
(> 50/< 50 years) | 37 (27.8%)/96 (72.2%) |
(> 60/< 60 years) | 14 (10.5%)/119 (89.5%) |
(> 70/< 70 years) | 1 (0.8%)/132 (99.2%) |
Type of MS (RRMS/SPMS/PPMS)(%) | 102 (76.6%)/27 (20.3%)/4 (3%) |
Duration (years) (mean ± SD) | 11.2 ± 7.2 |
EDSS score | 3.3 ± 2.1 |
Number of relapses | 5 ± 3.6 |
Progression index | 0.42 ± 0.56 |