Table 1 Patient and healthy control subject characteristics
From: Early activation of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes by myelin basic protein in subjects with MS
Demographic variables | MS patients | Healthy controls |
|---|---|---|
Gender (men/women) | 6/9 | 6/9 |
Age (years) | 36.5 (6.0) | 32 (5.5) |
Years of education | 13.0 (3.1) | 13.0 (2.2) |
Neurological assessment | ||
Disease duration (months) | 32.2 (9.6) | – |
Time since last relaps (months) | 5.8 (6.5) | – |
EDSS | 0.92 (0.85) | – |
Type of MS | ||
Relapsing remitting | 13 | – |
Primary progressive | 2 | – |
Secondary progressive | – | – |