TableĀ 3

Mean (SD) decision-making results for patients and controls, and for each clinical subtype

ControlsAll MSRRSPPP
Rational choices0.93 (0.12)0.89 (0.15)0.90 (0.13)0.89 (0.18)0.89 (0.18)
Deliberation time2782.84 (1319.37)3885.69 (2392.50)**3459.64 (1659.88)*4529.58 (2249.24)***3561.48 (1190.32)
Amount bet0.51 (0.15)0.54 (0.14)0.54 (0.13)0.54 (0.17)0.55 (0.13)
Impulsivity index0.06 (0.19)0.10 (0.18)0.11 (0.13)0.07 (0.17)0.12 (0.20)
Risk adjustment index1.39 (0.83)0.93 (0.85)***0.97 (0.79)0.66 (0.87)**1.16 (0.99)
  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001 (comparisons are for the whole MS group against healthy controls or MS clinical subgroups against healthy controls, corrected for multiple comparisons using Tukey's post hoc tests).

  • MS, multiple sclerosis; PP, primary progressive; RR, relapsing-remitting; SP, secondary progressive.