The burden of multiple sclerosis: A community health survey

Table 1 Demographic characteristics

	MS	General Population
Age – mean (95% CI)	48.7 (46.6 to 50.8)*	44.8 (44.7 to 44.8)
Sex (% Female)	68.3*	50.9
Education – %
Less than high school	17.9	22.2
High School	19.0	20.4
Some post-secondary/college/trade school	42.9	36.5
University degree	20.1	20.9
Marital Status (% Married)	71.0	64.3
Social Assistance (% Receiving Social Assistance)	11.1*	5.1
Number of other Medical Conditions mean (95% CI)	2.6 (2.3 to 3.0)*	1.6 (1.6 to 1.6)
HUI3 Scores – mean (95% CI)†
Overall HUI3 score	0.57 (0.52 to 0.63)*	0.88 (0.88 to 0.88)
Vision	0.93 (0.91 to 0.95)*	0.97 (0.97 to 0.97)
Hearing	0.99 (0.98 to 0.99)	0.99 (0.99 to 0.99)
Speech	0.99 (0.99 to 0.99)	1.00 (0.99 to 1.00)
Ambulation	0.71 (0.65 to 0.77)*	0.98 (0.98 to 0.98)
Dexterity	0.93 (0.90 to 0.96)*	1.00 (1.00 to 1.00)
Emotion	0.93 (0.91 to 0.95)*	0.97 (0.97 to 0.97)
Cognition	0.89 (0.86 to 0.92)*	0.96 (0.96 to 0.96)
Pain	0.75 (0.69 to 0.80)*	0.93 (0.93 to 0.93)

* p < 0.05
† HUI3 classification systems for overall and attribute levels: none/mild (0.89 to 1.00), moderate (0.70 to 0.88) and severe (less than 0.70).

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