Table 1 Patients characteristics across EDSS levels

Number of subjects

N

62

71

43

43

20

31

14

Female

%

64

55

76

67

75

45

43

Age

Mean ± SD

38.5 ± 9.3

34.1 ± 8.5

38.7 ± 9.1

40.2 ± 7.6

51.6 ± 9.7

46.9 ± 9.1

49.0 ± 12.9

Range

18–57

20–58

24–61

24–60

34–64

23–64

30–64

Leg length (cm)

Mean ± SD

89.0 ± 5.3

90.0 ± 5.7

89.0 ± 6.0

90.0 ± 4.9

89.0 ± 4.1

90.0 ± 6.0

90.0 ± 5.2

Range

79–102

78–105

78–102

79–102

82–98

78–102

83–98

Disease duration (years)

Mean ± SD

7.5 ± 4.9

8.1 ± 5.9

10.5 ± 6.8

14.3 ± 5.9

21.9 ± 10.9

21.7 ± 8.6

18.9 ± 10.5

Range

1–20

1–27

2–31

2–33

7–45

3–37

2–39

Pyramidal subscore

Mean ± SD

0.77 ± 0.13

1.61 ± 0.52

2.30 ± 1.26

2.87 ± 0.35

3.15 ± 0.37

3.43 ± 0.57

3.40 ± 0.51

Range

0–1

0–2

1–3

2–3

3–4

2–4

3–4

Cerebellar subscore

Mean ± SD

0.13 ± 0.34

0.40 ± 0.60

1.26 ± 0.88

1.86 ± 0.68

1.75 ± 0.55

1.93 ± 0.64

2.27 ± 0.96

Range

0–1

0–2

0–3

0–3

1–3

0–3

0–4

Brainstem subscore

Mean ± SD

0.07 ± 0.25

0.28 ± 0.56

0.44 ± 0.77

1.00 ± 1.05

0.90 ± 0.91

0.90 ± 1.16

1.53 ± 1.25

Range

0–1

0–2

0–3

0–3

0–3

0–3

0–3

Sensory subscore

Mean ± SD

0.56 ± 0.50

1.46 ± 0.63

1.91 ± 0.57

2.30 ± 0.74

2.35 ± 0.88

2.43 ± 0.86

2.47 ± 0.64

Range

0–1

0–2

1–3

0–4

1–4

0–4

1–3