Characteristics | 3Â T MRI cohort | 1.5Â T MRI cohort | Both cohorts | P | |||
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MS (n = 38) | NMO (n = 30) | MS (n = 40) | NMO (n = 8) | MS (n = 78) | NMO (n = 38) | ||
Age, year, mean ± SD | 35.7 ± 9.5 | 41.5 ± 10.8 | 37.4 ± 10.6 | 38.5 ± 15.4 | 36.5 ± 10.0 | 40.9 ± 11.7 | 0.053a |
Female/male | 25/13 | 23/7 | 26/14 | 8/0 | 51/27 | 31/07 | 0.114b |
EDSS, mean ± SD | 3.1 ± 1.7 | 3.8 ± 1.7 | 2.8 ± 1.4 | 4.1 ± 1.6 | 2.9 ± 1.5 | 3.8 ± 1.6 | 0.005a |
Disease duration, month, mean ± SD | 62.5 ± 56.4 | 61.7 ± 56.3 | 50.8 ± 50.9 | 84.0 ± 67.0 | 56.8 ± 54.1 | 66.4 ± 58.4 | 0.396a |