Weight Status in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: Implications for Mobility Outcomes
Table 1
Descriptive and clinical characteristics of the total MS sample and by BMI classification.
Characteristics
Normal weight ()
Overweight ()
Obese ()
Total ()
Age, years
48.5 (11.6)
51.5 (9.5)
52.5 (10.6)
50.9 (10.6)
Sex, female/male
42/10
47/14
42/14
130/38
BMI, kg/m2
22.0 (1.7)
27.2 (1.5)
33.7 (2.7)
27.7 (5.1)
Weight, kg
62.7 (8.2)
76.6 (8.0)
97.6 (12.9)
79.1 (17.2)
Height, cm
168.6 (8.2)
167.2 (9.3)
170.0 (9.8)
168.6 (9.1)
PDDS
3.0 (3.0)
3.0 (3.0)
3.0 (3.0)
3.0 (3.0)
Disease duration, years
13.8 (9.6)
10.9 (7.8)
11.2 (10.3)
11.9 (9.3)
Disease course, RRMS/SPMS/PPMS/NR
43/8/0/1
45/7/7/2
46/4/4/1
134/19/11/4
Values are mean (SD), PDDS is median (IQR). BMI: body mass index; PDDS: patient-determined disease steps; RRMS: relapsing-remitting MS; SPMS: secondary progressive MS; PPMS: primary progressive MS; NR: not reported.