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The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery

Table 2 Relation between ANA titer and mean EDSS

From: Prevalence of antinuclear antibody in patients with multiple sclerosis: a case-control study

ANA titer

Mean EDSS

N

Std. deviation

P value between groups£

Negative

2.0

29

2.32199

0.37

Mild positive

1.5

69

1.76418

0.83

Moderate positive

1.7

13

2.13713

0. 4

Strong positive

2.1

4

2.39357

0.93

Total

1.7

115

1.96277

 
  1. ANA level was categorized into ≤160, ≤ 640, and ≥ 1280 mildly positive, moderately positive, and strongly positive, respectively
  2. ANA antinuclear antibody, **EDSS expanded disability status scale,***N number
  3. £ANOVA test was used P value is statistically significant if ≤ 0.05
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