Research Article

Phosphorylated Neurofilament Heavy Chain Correlations to Visual Function, Optical Coherence Tomography, and Treatment

Table 1

Baseline (recruitment) participant characteristics of ONTT subjects undergoing pNF-H testing.

Number175
Mean (SD) [range] age33.2 (6.8) [18,46]
(%) Female140 (80%)
(%) Race/Ethnicity
  Caucasian159 (91%)
  African-American15 (9%)
  Hispanic1 (1%)
(%) Right eye affected92 (53%)
(%) Initial multiple sclerosis
  None114 (65%)
  Possible35 (20%)
  Probable9 (5%)
  Definite17 (10%)
Treatment group
  IVMP63 (36%)
  Prednisone63 (36%)
  Placebo49 (28%)