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Table 4 Known Group Validity at baseline

From: Interpreting scores on multiple sclerosis-specific patient reported outcome measures (the PRIMUS and U-FIS)

  

PRIMUS QoL

 

PRIMUS Activities

 

UFIS

 

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

EDSS Group

      

0-1.5

391

2.7 (3.5)

393

1.6 (3.5)

381

11.7 (11.0)

2-2.5

255

3.8 (4.0)

253

2.7 (3.8)

252

17.6 (13.7)

3-3.5

130

5.3 (4.6)

129

4.5 (5.4)

129

22.2 (14.4)

4-5.5

102

7.4 (5.2)

99

7.7 (5.5)

102

27.1 (14.8)

P

 

< 0.01

 

< 0.01

 

< 0.01

Number of relapses in previous 2 years

      

1

259

3.8 (4.3)

260

2.2 (3.4)

262

16.1 (13.8)

2

522

3.8 (4.1)

519

3.1 (4.7)

508

16.2 (13.4)

3+

101

5.1 (5.3)

101

4.7 (6.3)

100

22.1 (15.4)

P

 

0.084

 

< 0.01

 

< 0.01

Median MS duration group

      

Below median (3.2)

439

3.6 (4.2)

435

2.3 (4.1)

435

14.5 (13.3)

Above median (3.2)

439

4.3 (4.4)

439

3.8 (5.0)

429

19.1 (14.1)

P

 

< 0.01

 

< 0.01

 

< 0.01

  1. Non-parametric tests were conducted (Mann-Whitney U Test for two groups and Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance for three or more groups)