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Table 1 Sociodemographic data of the studied groups

From: Relationship between disability and psychiatric outcome in multiple sclerosis patients and its determinants

 

Total participants (N = 70)

Group A (N = 48)

Group B (N = 22)

X2 or t or z value

p-value

Age (mean ± SD)

31.16 ± 6.46

31.06 ± 6.49

31.36 ± 6.52

0.032

0.858#

Gender

 Male

16 (22.9%)

11 (22.9%)

5 (22.7%)

0.0001

0.986

 Female

54 (77.1%)

37 (77.1%)

17 (77.3%)

Level of education

 Illiterate

8 (11.4%)

7 (14.6%)

1 (4.5%)

5.502

0.138

 Primary education

1 (1.4%)

1(2.1%)

0 (0%)

 Secondary education

28 (40%)

15 (31.3%)

13 (59.1%)

 University

33 (47.1%)

25 (52.1%)

8 (36.4%)

Marital state

 Single

15 (21.4%)

11 (22.9%)

4 (18.2%)

4.55

0.207

 Married

53(75.7%)

37 (77.1%)

16 (72.7%)

 Divorced

1(1.4%)

0 (0%)

1 (4.5%)

 Widow

1 (1.4%)

0 (0%)

1 (4.5%)

Medical comorbidity

 Diabetes mellitus

5 (7.1%)

4 (8.3%)

1 (4.5%)

0.326

0.495

 Hypertension

3 (4.3%)

2 (4.2%)

1 (4.5%)

0.005

0.684

 Cardiac disease

1 (1.4%)

1 (2.1%)

0 (0%)

0.465

0.686

Family history of psychiatric disorders

2 (2.9%)

1 (2.1%)

1 (4.5%)

0.329

0.533

Cigarette Smoking

2 (2.9%)

1 (2.1%)

1 (4.5%)

0.329

0.533

Socioeconomic status (mean ± SD)

112.27 ± 33.65

107.24 ± 27.055

123.265 ± 43.57

3.54

0.064#

 Low

5 (7.1%)

4 (8.3%)

1 (4.5%)

0.707

0.702

 Middle

60 (85.7%)

40 (83.3%)

20 (90.9%)

 High

5 (7.1%)

4 (8.3%)

1 (4.5%)

  1. Group A: full ambulatory (EDSS ≤ 4.5), Group B: impaired ambulatory (EDSS ≥ 5). DMT: disease-modifying therapy. #By Student’s t-test