Research Article
Association of Epstein–Barr Virus (EBV) and Human Endogenous Retroviruses (HERV) with Multiple Sclerosis in Northwest of Iran
Table 2
Demographic information of all patients and symptoms of patients with multiple sclerosis.
| | Patients information | N (135)% |
| | Sex | Case (65): M (19) = 29.2, F (46) = 70.8 | | Control (65): M (21) = 32.3, F (44) = 67.7 |
| | Age (years) | Case (65): 15–66 (33.18 ± 8.65) | | Control (65): 17–60 (33.38 ± 9.85) |
| | Level of education | Uneducated N (%) | Elementary N (%) | Middle school N (%) | High school N (%) | Bachelor’s N (%) | University N (%) |
| | Case (65) | 3 (4.6) | 4 (6.2) | 5 | 35 | 19 (29.2) | 0 (0.0) | | Control (65) | 3 (4.6) | 5 (7.7) | 4 | 34 | 10 (15.4) | 8 (12.3) |
| | Job | Employed N (%) | Unemployed N (%) |
| | Case (65) | 62 (95.4) | 3 (4.6) | | Control (65) | 65 (100) | 0 (0.0) |
| | Symptoms of MS patient | N (%) |
| | Upper body parts | 3 (4.6) | | Lower body parts | 6 (9.2) | | Unsteadiness | 2 (3.1) | | Blurred vision | 20 (30.8) | | Gait disturbance | 1 (1.5) | | Paraparesis | 6 (9.2) | | Paraplegia | 20 (30.8) | | Incontinency | 1 (1.5) | | Seizure | 3 (4.6) | | Speech disorders | 1 (1.5) |
| | History of MS | Case (65) (N %) | Control (65) (N %) |
| | Previous of infection family history of MS | 2 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) |
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