Research Article

Validity and Reliability of Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) in Indonesia and the Correlation with Quality of Life

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of MS and healthy control subjects.

MS (n=40)Healthy control (n=66)p

Sex – N(%)0.25#
 Female33 (82.5)48 (72.7)
 Male7 (17.5)18 (27.3)
Education -N (%)0.05
 ≤12 years10 (25.0)7 (10.6)
 >12 years30 (75.0)59 (89.4)
Age (years) – Median (range)31 (20-61)29 (22-51)0.15
EDSS – Median (range)3 (1-7.5)
Depression -N(%)13 (32.5)
Duration of illness (years)4 (0.1-15)

#Fisher exact test, Chi-Square test, Wilcoxon sign ranked test