Table 1

 Estimates of the Bayesian risk associated with early clinical predictors observed within 1 year of disease onset

Mean LRRMean log LRR95% CI
EDSS, Expanded Disability Status Scale; LRR, local relative risk; 95% CI, 95% Bayesian credible interval for the local relative risk.
Age at onset (in decades)1.050.051.02 to 1.09
Female sex0.39−1.070.17 to 0.78
Sphincter onset2.980.931.10 to 6.10
Pure motor onset2.110.620.90 to 4.20
Motor–sensory onset2.400.811.15 to 4.41
Sequel after onset1.760.521.04 to 2.88
Functional systems involved at onset1.390.321.16 to 1.64
Sphincter plus motor relapses2.100.711.56 to 2.89
EDSS ⩾4 outside relapse2.280.440.40 to 6.50