Table 3 Description of patient samples including completes and non-completes
Baseline (4,382 eligible) | 1-Week Retest (391 eligible) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-Completes | Completes | Sig. | Non-Completes | Completes | Sig. | |
N of cases | 3566 | 816 | 199 | 192 | ||
Sex | ||||||
Female (%) | 2715 (76.1) | 619 (75.9) | X2 = 15.25 | 151 (75.9) | 144 (75.0) | X2 = 2.22 |
Male (%) | 622 (17.4) | 170 (20.8) | df = 2 | 42 (21.1) | 46 (24.0) | df = 2 |
Not ascertained (%) | 229 (6.4) | 27 (3.3) | p < .001 | 5 (2.0) | 2 (1.0) | p = .329 |
Age in years | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 42.9 (9.9) | 45.9 (9.8) | t = 7.61 | 45.5 (9.9) | 46.5 (9.5) | t = .989 |
Median (IQR) | 43.0 (36–50) | 47.0 (39–53) | df = 4,102 | 45.0 (38–53) | 46.0 (40–53) | df = 377 |
Range | 15 - 81 | 19 - 73 | p < 0.001 | 19 – 73 | 21 - 67 | p = .323 |
Not ascertained (%) | 251 (7.0) | 27 (3.3) | 9 (4.5) | 3 (1.6) | ||
Years since MS diagnosis | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 6.5 (6.2) | 6.6 (6.6) | t = .79 | 5.7 (7.7) | 6.7 (6.3) | t = −.106 |
Median (IQR) | 4.0 (2–9) | 4.0 (2–9) | df = 4,326 | 4.0 (2–9) | 5.0 (2–9.8) | df = 388 |
Range | 0 - 39 | 0 - 52 | p = .430 | 0 - 52 | 0 - 37 | p = .916 |
Not ascertained (%) | 50 (1.4) | 4 (0.5) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Number (%) of reported relapses in previous 2 years | ||||||
0 | 2440 (68.4) | 471 (57.7) | X2 = 53.82 | 119 (59.8) | 108 (56.2) | X2 = 6.14 |
1 | 719 (20.2) | 182 (22.3) | df = 4 | 45 (22.5) | 44 (22.9) | df = 4 |
2 | 216 (6.1) | 85 (10.4) | p < 0.001 | 20 (10.1) | 15 (7.8) | p = .189 |
3 | 106 (3.0) | 35 (4.3) | 5 (2.5) | 15 (7.8) | ||
4 or more | 85 (2.4) | 43 (5.3) | 10 (5.0) | 10 (5.2) | ||
PDDS group (%) | ||||||
normal | n/a | 189 (23.2) | n/a | 46 (23.1) | 42 (21.9) | X2 = 4.55 |
mild disability | n/a | 107 (13.1) | 26 (13.1) | 26 (13.5) | df = 4 | |
moderate or gait disability | n/a | 242 (29.7) | 60 (30.2) | 46 (24.0) | p = .225 | |
early cane | n/a | 143 (17.5) | 35 (17.6) | 32 (16.7) | ||
late cane, bilateral support, wheelchair, or bedridden | n/a | 135 (16.5) | 32 (16.1) | 46 (24.0) | ||
Most recently entered profile MSRS (%) | ||||||
not ascertained | 314 (8.8) | 25 (3.1) | X2 = 47.515 | 11 (5.5) | 1 (0.5) | X2 = 10.24 |
0 to 9 | 341 (9.6) | 84 (10.3) | df = 7 | 24 (12.1) | 25 (13.0) | df = 7 |
10 to 19 | 511 (14.3) | 126 (15.4) | p < 0.001 | 23 (11.6) | 31 (16.1) | p = .175 |
20 to 29 | 544 (15.3) | 131 (16.1) | 28 (14.1) | 28 (14.6) | ||
30 to 39 | 677 (19.0) | 132 (16.2) | 33 (16.6) | 33 (17.2) | ||
40 to 49 | 413 (11.6) | 87 (10.7) | 20 (10.1) | 16 (8.3) | ||
50 to 59 | 417 (11.7) | 134 (16.4) | 33 (16.6) | 35 (18.2) | ||
60 or higher | 97 (11.9) | 97 (11.9) | 27 (13.6) | 23 (12.0) | ||