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; (𝑁=52)	Overweight; (𝑁=61)	Obese; (𝑁=55)	Total; (𝑁=168)
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/m^2	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.