Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of MS and NMOS patients.

From: Differentiation between multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optic spectrum disorders with multilevel fMRI features: A machine learning analysis

 

MS (N = 56)

NMOSD (N = 36)

P value

Gender (M/F)

17/39

7/29

0.265a

Age, years (mean ± SD)

41.81 ± 11.48

40.92 ± 12.69

0.350b

EDSS (median (IQR))

1.00 (1.50)

1.00 (1.50)

0.469c

PASAT (median (IQR))

90.00 (26.50)

98.00 (24.75)

0.132c

MFIS (mean ± SD)

8.77 ± 4.29

7.84 ± 5.65

0.035b

Disease duration, months (median (IQR))

24.00 (30.50)

26.00 (76.25)

0.427c

  1. MS, multiple sclerosis; NMOSD, neuromyelitis optic spectrum disorders; EDSS, Expanded Disability Status Scale, PASAT, Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test; MFIS, Modified Fatigue Impact Scale; F, female; M, male; SD, standard deviation; IQR, inter-quartile range, N, number.
  2. achi-square test; b2-sample t test; cMann-Whitney U test.