Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of MS patients and controls

Demographic characteristics

No. of patients

42

41

27

23

133

Gender

Female/male

26/16

30/11

15/12

12/11

83/50

Age

Mean (SD)

40,9 ± 10,2

44,3 ± 11,2

53,6 ± 7,6

44,9 ± 14,7

45,2 ± 11.8

Range (years)

21–62

24–62

35–65

22–65

21–65

Clinical

Disease

Duration

Mean (SD)

3.1 ± 3.5

6.9 ± 4.4

15 ± 7.3

–

7.4 ± 6.8

Range (years)

0–12

1–16

5–25

–

0–25

EDSS score

Mean (SD)

1,2 ± 0,75

1.4 ± 1.02

4,6 ± 1,8

–

2.1 ± 1.8

Range

0–3

0–4

- 8

–

0–8

Age at disease onset

Mean (SD)

37,8 ± 10,1

37,4 ± 9,6

39 ± 10,3

–

–

(DMTs) yes/no

15/27

24/17

0/27

–