Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients at inclusion
Population (N = 291) | |
|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD; years) | 36.9 ± 9.3 |
Gender | |
Women | 218 (74.9%) |
Men | 67 (23.0%) |
Missing data | 6 (2.1%) |
Time since diagnosis (mean ± SD; years) | 4.31 ± 5.47 |
ARR since diagnosis (mean ± SD) | 3.82 ± 3.54 |
No relapses | 14 (4.8%) |
Up to 2 relapses | 111 (38.1%) |
3–5 relapses | 100 (34.4%) |
More than 5 relapses | 57 (19.6%) |
ARR within previous 12 months (mean ± SD) | 1.71 ± 0.88 |
EDSS at treatment initiation (mean ± SD) | 2.58 ± 1.44 |
EDSS 0–2 | 127 (43.6%) |
EDSS 3–5 | 121 (41.6%) |
EDSS 6–7 | 16 (5.5%) |
Missing data | 27 (9.3%) |