Continuous demographic variables | Mean | 95% CI | Median | IQR | N |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 45.7 | 45.3-46.2 | 46.0 | 38.0-53.0 | 2172 |
Weight (kg) | 72.0 | 71.3-72.8 | 68.0 | 59.0-80.9 | 2217 |
Height (cm) | 167.6 | 167.2-168.0 | 167.0 | 162.0-173.0 | 2218 |
BMI | 25.7 | 25.4-26.0 | 24.0 | 21.3-28.2 | 2208 |
Years since diagnosis | 8.7 | 8.4-9.0 | 6.0 | 3.0-12.0 | 2224 |
12Â month relapse rate* | 0.71 | 0.65-0.77 | 0.0 | 0.0-1.0 | 1330 |
MSQOL Energy subscale | 43.6 | 42.7-44.5 | 44.0 | 24.0-60.0 | 2225 |
MSQOL Social function subscale | 69.7 | 68.7-70.7 | 75.0 | 50.0-91.7 | 2159 |
MSQOL Overall QOL subscale | 67.1 | 66.3-67.9 | 68.4 | 55.0-81.7 | 2181 |
MSQOL Physical Health Composite | 59.3 | 58.3-60.3 | 59.2 | 42.6-77.8 | 1877 |
MSQOL Mental Health Composite | 67.0 | 66.1-67.9 | 72.6 | 52.0-84.1 | 2136 |
Categorical variables | N | % | Â | Â | N |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | 2208 |
   Female | 1819 | 82.4 |  |  |  |
   Male | 389 | 17.6 |  |  |  |
Type of MS | Â | Â | Â | Â | 2226 |
   Relapsing-remitting | 1362 | 61.2 |  |  |  |
   Secondary progressive | 258 | 11.6 |  |  |  |
   Primary progressive | 163 | 7.3 |  |  |  |
   Benign | 94 | 4.2 |  |  |  |
   Progressive relapsing | 46 | 2.1 |  |  |  |
   Unsure/other | 303 | 13.6 |  |  |  |
Disease Activity* | Â | Â | Â | 1263 | |
   Decreasing | 537 | 42.5 |  |  |  |
   Same | 343 | 27.2 |  |  |  |
   Increasing | 383 | 30.3 |  |  |  |
Body Mass Index | Â | Â | Â | Â | 2208 |
   Underweight | 92 | 4.2 |  |  |  |
   Normal | 1182 | 53.5 |  |  |  |
   Overweight | 510 | 23.1 |  |  |  |
   Obese | 424 | 19.2 |  |  |  |
Disability | Â | Â | Â | Â | 2223 |
   Low | 1219 | 54.8 |  |  |  |
   Moderate | 769 | 34.6 |  |  |  |
   High | 235 | 10.6 |  |  |  |