Table 1: Socio-demographic features.
EDSS= Expanded Disability Status Scale score; CII = Composite Impairment Index; CRI = Cognitive Reserve Index. Continuous variables were analyzed using two independent sample t test, since the data are normally distributed (Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for normality d<0.20). ° denotes that the dichotomous variable was analyzed using chi square. Asterisk (*) denotes that data were analyzed using non parametric statistics (Mann-Whitney test) since they were not normally distributed.
| MS patients (n=20) | Controls (n=13) | t | p |
Gender (♂/♀) | 7/13 | 7/6 | - | 0.011° |
Age | 51.1 (8.1) | 50.5 (10.4) | 0.18 | 0.85 |
Age at MS onset | 41.5 (9.7) | NA | - | - |
Education (years) | 10.7 (3.2) | 12.8 (5.2) | -1.18 | 0.26* |
Disease Duration (years) | 12 (8.9) | NA | - | - |
EDSS | 3.5 (2.5) | NA | - | - |
CII | -14.4 (9.1) | -7 (4.4) | -2.69 | 0.01 |
CRI | 101.1(12.7) | 104.4(12.8) | -0.76 | 0.46 |
MS treatment | 4 interferon | NA | - | - |
medication | 2 copolimer | NA | - | - |
| 1 fingolimod | NA | - | - |