Research Article
Predictors of Conversion to Multiple Sclerosis in Patients with Clinical Isolated Syndrome Using the 2010 Revised McDonald Criteria
Table 3
Results of multivariate analysis of predictors of McDonald MS.
| Predictors of McDonald MS | Odd ratio | Confidence interval (95%) | P value |
| Age at onset | 0.38 | 0.15–0.97 | 0.043* |
| Gender | 0.87 | 0.58–1.32 | 0.51 |
| Clinical presentation | | | | Optic neuritis | 1.31 | 0.66–2.63 | 0.44 | Brainstem/cerebellum | 1.01 | 0.48–2.16 | 0.97 | Spinal cord | 1.37 | 0.20–9.34 | 0.76 | Supratentorial | 1.12 | 0.11–11.82 | 0.91 |
| Number of lesions in MRI | | | | 1–3 | 2.14 | 0.18–25.13 | 0.54 | 4–8 | 9.18 | 1.12–75.10 | 0.034* | ≥9 | 2.06 | 1.34–3.17 | 0.001* |
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*Statistically significant.
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