Table 1 Demographic and anthropometric data on all patients, MS patients and HSP/HA patients

Number (%)

168 (100)

91 (54.4)

77 (45.6)

Women (%)

82 (48.8)

46 (50.5)

36 (46.8)

Disease phenotype (%)

RRMS 51 (56.0)

SPMS 34 (37.4)

PPMS 6 (6.6)

HSP 61 (79.2)

HA 12 (15.6)

HSP w/ataxia 4 (5.2)

Age (SD)

55.3 (±10.4)

52.0 (±10.3)

52.7 (±10.6)

Disease duration >20 years (%)

93 (55.4)

46 (50.5)^a

47(61.0)

Years since onset (SD)

24.2 (±12.8)

21.3 (±9.0)^a

27.7 (±15.4)

 No aid

84 (50.0)

49 (53.8)

35 (45.5)

 One or two sticks

65 (38.7)

31 (34.1)

34 (44.2)

 In wheel chair

19 (11.3)

11 (12.1)

8 (10.4)

EDSS

4.9 (median 5.0, range: 1.5-8.0)

Height, cm (SD)

172.7 (±8.6)

173.2 (±8.3)

172.1 (±8.9)

Weight, kg (SD)

74.3 (±16.3)

71.8 (±14.1)^a

77.2 (±18.2)

BMI Kg/m² (SD)

24.8 (±4.5)

23.9 (±4.2)^a

25.8 (±4.7)

Total body fat % (SD)

32.3 (±8.5)

31.6 (±8.5)

33.0 (±8.5)