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Table 1 Group characteristics and MSWS-12/D scores of study sample

From: Translation and validation of the multiple sclerosis walking scale 12 for the German population – the MSWS-12/D

 

n = 124

age (years)

 

mean (SD); min. - max.

42 (11); 19–66

missing n (%)

1 (0.8)

female n (%)

77 (62.1)

male n (%)

44 (35.5)

missing n (%)

3 (2.4)

disease duration (months)

 

mean (SD); min. - max.

135 (101); 0–468

missing n (%)

1 (0.8)

MS disease course

 

RRMS n (%)

97 (78.2)

SPMS n (%)

17 (13.7)

PPMS n (%)

9 (7.3)

missing n (%)

1 (0.8)

symptom severity

EDSS

median

2

min.

0 (n = 8; 6.5%)

max.

7.0 (n = 1; 0.8%)

mild

< 4.0 (n = 100; 80.6%)

moderate - severe

≥ 4.0 (n = 24; 19.4%)

max. walking speed (m/s)

 

mean (SD), min. - max.

1.59 (0.39); 0.34–2.9

missing n (%)

9 (7.3)

MSWS-12/D score

 

median

8

mean (SD)

24 (31)

min.

0 (n = 45; 36.3%)

max.

100 (n = 1; 0.8%)

  1. Group characteristics and MSWS-12/D scores of study sample. EDSS: Expanded Disability Status Scale, max.: maximal, min.: minimal, m/s: meters per second, MSWS-12/D: German version of the Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale 12, PPMS: Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, RRMS: Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, SD: Standard Deviation, SPMS: Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis