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Table 1 Demographic and MS characteristics of TAMSI sample

From: Discriminative ability of quality of life measures in multiple sclerosis

Variable

Sample (N = 563)

Age (years), mean (SD)

47.6 (11.1)

Age of MS symptom onset (years), mean (SD)

33.5 (10.3)

Time since symptom onset (years), mean (SD)

14.3 (9.9)

Sex, N (%)

  Female

438 (77.8)

  Male

125 (22.2)

Race, N (%)

  White

523 (96.1)

  Non-White

21 (3.9)

Education, N (%)

  High School or Lower

149 (27.1)

  College or Trade

212 (38.6)

  University or Higher

188 (34.2)

Marital Status, N (%)

  Single

71 (12.8)

  Married/Common Law

415 (75.0)

  Widowed/Divorced/Separated

67 (12.1)

Employment Status, N (%)

  Employed

266 (48.2)

  Unemployed

286 (51.8)

Geographic Area, N (%)

  Calgary

237 (42.1)

  Edmonton

176 (31.3)

  Central Alberta

83 (14.7)

  Northern Alberta

39 (6.9)

  Southern Alberta

28 (5.0)

Family History of MS, N (%)

  Yes

160 (30.0)

  No

373 (70.0)

Definite MS, N (%)

 Yes

525 (93.3)

 No

8 (6.7)

Disease Course, N (%)a

  RRMS

363 (69.1)

  SPMS

91 (17.3)

  PPMS

50 (9.5)

  Uncertain

21 (4.0)

Disability Status (PDDS)

  Normal

143 (25.4)

  Mild

127 (22.6)

  Moderate

182 (32.3)

  Severe

111 (19.7)

DMT Use, N (%)

  Never

178 (32.1)

  Past

95 (17.1)

  Current

281 (50.7)

  1. PDDS Patient Determined Disease Steps
  2. DMT Disease-modifying therapy
  3. aNote this category represents the 525 persons who indicated having definite MS