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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Investigating the role of VDR gene variants in multiple sclerosis susceptibility: a case–control study in Egypt

  

Mean ± SD

Median (IQR)

Age

Patients (n = 50)

33.6 ± 8.8

32 (27–41)

 

Controls (n = 50)

34 ± 9.6

36.5 (26–40)

Age at onset

Patients

25.3 ± 7.9

23 (20–28)

Duration of disease (years)

Patients

5.6 ± 4.7

4 (2–8)

Total number of attacks

Patients

3.5 ± 1.6

3 (2–5)

EDSS

Patients

2.7 ± 2.1

2 (1–4.375)

  1. IQR: Interquartile range, EDSS: Expanded Disability Status Scale