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Table 1 Principal characteristics of the MS patients stratified by disease subtype

From: Cytometric profiling in various clinical forms of multiple sclerosis with respect to CD21+, CD32+, and CD35+ B and T cells

 

RRMS (n = 17)

SPMS (n = 6)

PPMS (n = 7)

Age (years)

32.3 ± 7.10

41.7 ± 5.28 a

46.6 ± 5.91 a, b

EDSS (unites)

2.16 ± 1.48

4.50 ± 1.38 a

3.64 ± 0.94 b

Disease duration (years)

3.12 ± 3.46

7.83 ± 4.31

8.86 ± 6.36 a, b

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD).
  2. a P < 0.05 compared to RRMS.
  3. b P < 0.05 for the comparison between three groups.