Demographic | N = 20 |
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Age (years) | |
Mean (SD) | 41.15 (9.29) |
(Range) | (24–55) |
Gender | |
Male | 40% (8/20) |
Female | 60% (12/20) |
Diagnosis | |
Relapsing remitting MS | 75% (15/20) |
Primary progressive MS | 20% (4/20) |
Secondary progressive MS | 5% (1/20) |
Disease duration (years) | |
Mean = 7.7 | |
< 3 | 25% (5/20) |
4–6 | 25% (5/20) |
7–9 | 30% (6/20) |
10–12 | 10% (2/20) |
16–18 | 5% (1/20) |
19–21 | 5% (1/20) |
Ambulation status | |
Wheelchair | 55% (11/20) |
Walker | 20% (4/20) |
Bilateral cane | 5% (1/20) |
Unilateral cane | 20% (4/20) |
No assistance | 45% (9/20) |
Origin | |
White/Caucasian | 65% (13/20) |
African Descent | 10% (2/20) |
Middle Eastern | 5% (1/20) |
Other (1 each Hispanic, Brazilian, Panamanian, and multiracial: Hispanic/White/Native American) | 20% (4/20) |