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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients and controls

From: Aberrant STAT phosphorylation signaling in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from multiple sclerosis patients

 

RRMS vs controls

RRMS vs SPMS

Clinical variable

Controls n = 37

RRMS n = 41

p value

RRMS n = 9

SPMS n = 10

p value

Gender (female/male)

28/9

31/10

1.0

9/0

10/0

1.0

Age (years)

42.9 (10.1)

43.5 (9.6)

0.932

57.4 (8.8)

56.3 (9.6)

0.870

Disease duration (years)

–

4.6 (2.6)

–

23.5 (6.3)

22.7 (6.5)

0.806

EDSS

–

1.8 (1.1)

–

2.6 (1.2)

5.0 (1.5)

3.4 × 10− 3

  1. Clinical characteristics of the patients and controls used for the study. Values shown as mean (standard deviation). RRMS relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, SPMS secondary progressive multiple sclerosis