Stride-Time Variability and Fall Risk in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis

Table 1

Participant characteristics for the MS and control groups.

	MS ()	Control ()
Age (mean ± sd)	62.8 ± 7.4 yrs	62.8 ± 5.9 yrs
Gender	11 F/6 M	12 F/5 M
Assistive device (none/cane/walker)	7/6/4	17/0/0
Number of falls in the past 3 months	2.52 ± 3.91	0 ± 0
EDSS (median (IQR))	6.0 (4.75–6.0)	—
Subtype of MS	10 RR/4 SP/3 PP	—
MS duration	19.2 ± 9.0 yrs	—

Note: F: female; M: male; RR: relapse remitting; SP: secondary progressive; PP: primary progressive.