Serum Leptin Levels in Treatment-Naive Patients with Clinically Isolated Syndrome or Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Table 1

Clinical data of male and female therapy-naïve patients with clinically isolated syndrome suggestive of MS (CIS) or with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS).

	Males		Females
	CIS	RRMS	CIS	RRMS
	21	14	32	22
Duration, months
EDSS score
Smoking, no/yes	10/11	4/10	18/14	13/9
Relapse, no/yes	7/14	6/8	13/19	9/13
OB, no/yes	7/14	3/11	9/23	5/17
GEL, no/yes	11/10	7/7	16/16	5/17
Inactive/active	5/16	4/10	8/24	4/18

OB: oligoclonal bands in CSF; GEL: gadolinium enhanced lesions in MRI; inactive: patients in remission without GEL in MRI; active: patients in relapse or with GEL in MRI.