Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population
|  | RRMS | HCs (n = 23) | P-valuesa | P-valuesb | P-valuesc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acute phase (n = 17) | Remitting phase (n = 24) | |||||
Gender (M/F) | 7/10 | 9/15 | 12/11 | 0.504 | 0.322 | n/a |
Mean age (range) (years) | 43.1 (15–61) | 40.7 (21–66) | 40.7 (26–58) | 0.446 | 0.996 | n/a |
Mean disease duration (range) (months) | 23.3 (2–55) | 31.1 (4–150) | – | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Mean EDSS (range) | 2.8 (1.5–4) | 2.0 (0–3.5) | – | n/a | n/a | 0.015 |
Mean PASAT (range) | 88.3 (76–103) | 90.2 (80–103) | – | n/a | n/a | 0.002 |
Mean MFIS (range) | 11.2 (6–16) | 9.0 (2–15) | – | n/a | n/a | 0.03 |