Skip to main content

Table 1 Demographic variables and clinical characteristics

From: Physical activity and associated levels of disability and quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis: a large international survey

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

12 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

%

  

N

Gender

    

2208

   Female

1819

82.4

   

   Male

389

17.6

   

Type of MS

    

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*

   

1263

   Decreasing

537

42.5

   

   Same

343

27.2

   

   Increasing

383

30.3

   

Body Mass Index

    

2208

   Underweight

92

4.2

   

   Normal

1182

53.5

   

   Overweight

510

23.1

   

   Obese

424

19.2

   

Disability

    

2223

   Low

1219

54.8

   

   Moderate

769

34.6

   

   High

235

10.6

   
  1. *Includes people with relapsing-remitting MS only.