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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the patients

From: Highlights on the link between vitamin D and lipid panel in Egyptian multiple sclerosis patients

Variable

n=111

Gender

 

 Male

26 (23.42%)

 Female

85 (76.58%)

Age

 

 Mean ± SD (Range)

31.39 ± 7.20 (19–49)

Duration of illness in years

 

 Mean ± SD (Range)

4.70 ± 4.00. (1–20)

Total number of relapses

 

 Mean ± SD (Range)

3.40 ± 2.28 (1–14)

Number of relapses during the last 2 years

 

 Mean ± SD (Range)

1.60 ± 0.80 (0–4)

ARR

 

 Median (IQR)

1 (0.6–1.3)

EDSS

 

 Median (IQR)

2.5 (1–3.5)

EDSS

 

 Mild disability (EDSS ≤ 3)

79 (71.17%)

 Moderate-to-severe disability; EDSS > 3

32 (28.83%)

  1. ARR annualized relapse rate, EDSS Expanded Disability Status Scale, SD standard deviations, IQR inter-quartile range