From: Health-related quality of life of multiple sclerosis patients: a European multi-country study
 | Total (n = 182) | The Netherlands (n = 88) | France (n = 58) | The United Kingdom (n = 15) | Spain (n = 10) | Elsewhere (n = 11) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (±SD) | 43.09 (10.53) | 43.97 (10.27) | 40.88 (10.57) | 47.6 (9.39) | 42.90 (11.37) | 41.73 (12.08) | 0.237a |
Age at diagnosis, mean (±SD) | 34.12 (10.36) | 35.18 (10.3) | 31.22 (9.53) | 41.6 (10.17) | 31.67 (11.04) | 32.75 (9.84) | 0.006a* |
Time since diagnosis, mean (±SD)c | 8.97 (7.8) | 8.78 (7.33) | 9.66 (8.61) | 6 (4.31) | 9.8 (9.5) | 10.18 (927) | 0.834a |
Gender, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.746b |
 Male | 39 (21.43) | 21 (23.86) | 9 (15.52) | 3 (20.00) | 3 (33.00) | 3 (27.27) |  |
 Female | 142 (78.02) | 66 (75.00) | 49 (84.48) | 12 (80.00) | 7 (70.00) | 8 (72.73) |  |
 Prefer not to say | 1 (0.55) | 1 (1.14) |  |  |  |  |  |
Type of MS, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.649b |
 CIS | 2 (1.10) |  | 2 (3.45) |  |  |  |  |
 RRMS | 146 (80.22) | 70 (79.55) | 47 (81.03) | 10 (66.67) | 9 (90.00) | 10 (90.91) |  |
 PPMS | 17 (9.34) | 10 (11.36) | 4 (6.90) | 3 (20.00) | 1 (10.00) | 1 (9.09) |  |
 SPMS | 17 (9.34) | 8 (9.09) | 5 (8.62) | 2 (13.33) |  |  |  |
EDSS, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.070b |
 EDSS <= 2.5 | 45 (24.73) | 12 (13.64) | 20 (34.48) | 3 (20.00) | 6 (60.00) | 4 (36.36) |  |
 EDSS 3–6.5 | 35 (19.23) | 15 (17.05) | 12 (20.69) | 4 (26.67) | 2 (20.00) | 2 (18.18) |  |
 EDSS > = 6 | 26 (14.29) | 14 (15.91) | 6 (10.34) | 6 (40.00) | 2 (20.00) |  |  |
 Unknown | 58 (31.87) | 30 (34.09) | 20 (34.48) | 2 (13.33) |  | 4 (36.36) |  |
 Missing | 18 (9.89) | 17 (19.32) |  |  |  | 1 (9.09) |  |
Marital status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.986b |
 Single | 36 (19.78) | 17 (19.32) | 13 (21.41) | 3 (20.00) | 1 (10.00) | 2 (18.18) |  |
 Partnered | 42 (23.08) | 21 (23.86) | 13 (21.41) | 5 (33.33) | 2 (20.00) | 1 (9.09) |  |
 Married | 96 (52.75) | 44 (50.00) | 30 (51.72) | 7 (46.67) | 7 (70.00) | 8 (72.73) |  |
 Divorced | 7 (3.85) | 5 (5.68) | 2 (3.45) |  |  |  |  |
 Widowed | 1 (0.55) | 1 (1.14) |  |  |  |  |  |
Educational level, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.000b |
 Primary education | 1 (0.55) |  |  |  | 1 (10.00) |  |  |
 Secondary education | 13 (7.14) | 9 (10.23) |  | 3 (20.00) |  | 1 (9.09) |  |
 Vocational/technical education | 67 (36.82) | 44 (50.00) | 14 (24.14) | 4 (26.67) | 3 (30.00) | 2 (18.18) |  |
 University | 95 (52.20) | 35 (39.77) | 41 (70.69) | 6 (40.00) | 5 (50.00) | 8 (72.73) |  |
 Other | 6 (3.30) |  | 3 (5.17) | 2 (13.33) | 1 (10.00) |  |  |
Nationality, n (%) | |||||||
 British | 14 (7.69) |  |  | 14 (93.33) |  |  |  |
 French | 59 (32.42) |  | 57 (98.28) |  |  | 2 (18.18) |  |
 Dutch | 91 (50.00) | 87 (98.86) | 1 (1.72) |  |  | 3 (27.27) |  |
 Spanish | 9 (4.95) |  |  |  | 9 (90.00) |  |  |
 Other | 9 (4.95) | 1 (1.14) |  | 1 (6.67) | 1 (10.00) | 6 (54.55) |  |