The Influence of Depression and Anxiety on Neurological Disability in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Table 1

Baseline patients’ characteristics.

Characteristics	Study population ()
Gender, (%)
Male	41 (28.08)
Female	105 (71.92)
Age
Median (SD) (y)	40.8 (11.5)
19-29 y, (%)	31 (21.23)
30-39 y, (%)	34 (23.28)
40-49 y, (%)	47 (32.19)
50-70 y, (%)	34 (23.28)
Living area, (%)
Rural	33 (22.6)
Urban	113 (77.39)
Education, (%)
PhD, license, master	60 (44.5)
High school, middle school	81 (55.4)
Actual marital status, (%)
Married	87 (59.58)
Not married	59 (40.42)
MS type, (%)
RRMS	128 (87.67)
SPMS	10 (6.84)
CIS	8 (5.47)
PPMS	0 (0)
EDSS score
Mean (range)	2.3 (0-6.5)
0-1.5, (%)	48 (32.87)
2-2.5, (%)	43 (29.45)
3-3.5, (%)	38 (26.02)
4-4.5, (%)	6 (4.1)
5-5.5, (%)	7 (4.79)
6-6.5, (%)	4 (2.73)
Confirmed disease duration
Mean (SD) (y)	6 (6.32)
<1 y, (%)	19 (13.01)
1-2 y, (%)	35 (23.97)
3-9 y, (%)	61 (41.78)
≥10 y, (%)	31 (21.23)
Disease duration until diagnosis
Mean (SD) (y)	2 (4.9)

Abbreviations: n: number of patients; SD: standard deviation; y: years; RRMS: relapsing-remitting MS; SPMS: secondary progressive MS; CIS: clinically isolated syndrome; PPMS: primary progressive MS. Limited number of PPMS patients who visited the clinic in the collecting data period did not agree to participate in this study.