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) |