Reserve-building activities in multiple sclerosis patients and healthy controls: a descriptive study

BMC Neurology

Table 2 MANOVA test results

Source		N	Statistic	df	F(df1,	df2)	=F	Prof > F
Past Reserve-Building Pursuits Model: Disease Group	W	729	0.98	3	6	1444	1.97	<0.07
	P		0.02		6	1446	1.97	<0.07
	L		0.02		6	1442	1.98	<0.07
	R		0.02		3	723	3.94	<0.01
Strenuous Activities: Disease Group¥	W	704	0.68	3	18	1938	15.69	<0.0001
	P		0.32		18	2061	13.89	<0.0001
	L		0.46		18	2051	17.53	<0.0001
	R		0.44		6	687	50.94	<0.0001
Non-Strenuous Activities: Disease Group¥	W	702	0.92	3	18	1932.3	3.34	<0.0001
	P		0.08		18	2055	3.31	<0.0001
	L		0.09		18	2045	3.36	<0.0001
	R		0.06		6	685	7.03	<0.0001

W = Wilks' lambda; P = Pillai's trace; L = Lawley-Hotelling trace; R = Roy's largest root
¥ Adjusted for education and occupational attainment

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