Patient characteristics
| Hospital based samples | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable* | Rehabilitation | Corticosteroids | Primary progressive | Community sample |
| *All values are percentages unless specified otherwise. †For whom both physical and psychological scale scores could be computed. | ||||
| Number† | 53 | 76 | 104 | 713 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 62 | 71 | 43 | 71 |
| Age | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 46 (12) | 41 (11) | 53 (10) | 52 (12) |
| Range | 23–69 | 17–83 | 28–73 | 18–82 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 94 | 87 | 95 | 98 |
| Years since MS onset | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 15 (10) | 14 (11) | 12 (6) | 19 (11) |
| Range | 0–35 | 1–60 | 3–32 | 1–59 |
| Mobility indoors | ||||
| Walks unaided | 4 | 53 | 19 | 32 |
| Walks with an aid | 49 | 43 | 54 | 40 |
| Uses a wheelchair | 47 | 4 | 28 | 28 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 68 | 53 | 68 | 70 |
| Living | ||||
| Living with others | 83 | 82 | 85 | 81 |
| Employment status | ||||
| Retired due to MS | 55 | 26 | 63 | 56 |
| Employed | 21 | 55 | 15 | 19 |
| Type of MS (%) | ||||
| Primary progressive | 10 | 3 | 100 | Unknown |
| Secondary progressive | 31 | 17 | 0 | Unknown |
| Relapsing-remitting | 12 | 55 | 0 | Unknown |
| EDSS | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 7.1 (0.8) | 5.6 (1.1) | Not available | Not available |
| Range | 5.5–8.5 | 2.5–8.0 | Not available | Not available |