Table 2 Demographic characteristics

No. of patients

700

317

383

Age [years] - mean (SD)

38.3 (10.3)

39.8 (10.6)

37.0 (9.9)

¹⁾ p<0.001

Body weight [kg] - mean (SD)

73.6 (15.5)

71.5 (13.8)

75.3 (16.5)

¹⁾ p<0.001

Men - n (%)

201 (28.7)

67 (21.1)

134 (35.0)

²⁾ p<0.001

Women - n (%)

496 (70.9)

248 (78.2)

248 (64.8)

Diagnosis [years] before - mean (SD)

3.6 (5.9)

3.7 (5.8)

3.5 (6.0)

¹⁾ p=0.668

Relapse rate last two years - mean (SD)

1.6 (1.3)

1.7 (1.2)

1.6 (1.3)

¹⁾ p=0.357

EDSS - mean (SD)

2.0 (1.4)

2.1 (1.5)

2.0 (1.4)

¹⁾ p=0.149

Diagnosis CIS - n (%)

35 (5.0)

11 (3.5)

24 (6.3)

²⁾ p=0.117

Diagnosis RRMS - n (%)

662 (94.6)

304 (95.9)

358 (93.5)

Living with partner - n (%)

555 (79.3)

261 (82.3)

294 (76.8)

²⁾ p=0.059

Living alone - n (%)

142 (20.3)

54 (17.0)

88 (23.0)

Educational status

²⁾ p=0.264

- Elementary school - n (%)

151 (21.6)

75 (23.7)

76 (19.8)

- Secondary school - n (%)

353 (50.4)

164 (51.7)

189 (49.3)

- High school - n (%)

121 (17.3)

50 (15.8)

71 (18.5)

- University - n (%)

70 (10.0)

26 (8.2)

44 (11.5)