From: Influence of Interferon beta treatment on quality of life in multiple sclerosis patients
Variable | Covariate | Untreated | IFN-β treated | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
No. of patients | 77 | 41 | ||
Age at disease onset (yrs) | 30.3 ± 9.7 | 28.7 ± 10.5 | 0.42 | |
Age at inclusion (yrs) | 42.1 ± 11.2 | 36.8 ± 11.5 | 0.02 | |
Gender | Male | 28 (36.4) | 8 (19.5) | 0.06 |
Female | 49 (63.6) | 33 (80.5) | ||
Disease duration (yrs) | 12.0 ± 7.8 | 8.9 ± 8.1 | 0.04 | |
Disease course | RR | 58 (75.3) | 34 (82.9) | 0.34 |
SP | 19 (24.7) | 7 (17.1) | ||
School education (degree-yrs) | <5 | 10 (12.9) | 6 (14.6) | 0.97 |
6–8 | 16 (21) | 7 (17.1) | ||
9–13 | 38 (49.2) | 19 (46.3) | ||
>13 | 13 (16.9) | 9 (22) |