Multiple Sclerosis State of the Art (SMART): A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Therapy’s Adherence, Hospital Reliability’s Perception, and Services Provided Quality

Table 1

Demographic data.

Sex	Females 198 (69.5%)	Males 86 (30.2%)
Age	Mean 36.1 (10.9 SD)	Min 16.6—max 61.6
Education	Years 12.3 (3.0 SD)
	Lower school	3 months: 69 (26.3%)	12 months: 61 (24.6%)
	High school	3 months: 136 (51.9%)	12 months: 134 (54.0%)
	Graduate	3 months: 42 (16.3%)	12 months: 42 (16.5%)
	Other/ND	3 months: 15 (5.7%)	12 months: 12 (4.8%)
Work	Full or partial time	M 72.2%	F 56.0%
	Housewives		F 13.5%
	Student	M 5.1%	F 11.4%
	Retired	M 8.9%	F 2.2%
	Unemployed	M 13.9%	F 12.0%
Social status	Alone	M 5.1%	F 8.0%
	With parents	M 34.2%	F 28.3%
	With others	M 60.7%	F 63.7%
Age at MS onset	31.2 (9.4 SD)	Min 9.0—max 57.5
Age at diagnosis	34.0 (9.8 SD)	Min 9.7—max 58.1
Time from diagnosis to therapy starting	Years 1.9 (3.9 SD)