Urinary Catheterization May Not Adversely Impact Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Table 1

Patient demographics.

Gender
Female	7271 (77.4%)
Male	2126 (22.6%)
Race
Caucasian	8363 (89%)
African-american	203 (2.2%)
Hispanic/latino	136 (1.4%)
Other	241 (2.6%)
Unknown (not answered)	454 (4.8%)
Age
Mean (SD)	55.4 (10.5)
Range	20–93
Time since diagnosis, mean (SD)	16.5 (9.7)
Education level
Less than 12 years	109 (1.2%)
High school	2547 (27.1%)
Technical/associate degree	2141 (22.8%)
Bachelor’s degree	2434 (25.9%)
Graduate degree	2166 (23.0%)
Currently employed	2181 (23.2%)
Annual income
1 (<15,000)	800 (8.5%)
2 (15–30 K)	1337 (14.2%)
3 ( 30–50 K)	1551 (16.5%)
4 (50–100 K)	2261 (24.1%)
5 (>100 K)	1327 (14.1%)
6 (no answer)	2121 (22.6%)
Health insurance (yes/no)	8925 (95%)