Table 2

Means and percentages of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis patient characteristics of the NeuroTransData multiple sclerosis (MS) registry in time periods between 2010 and 2018 at initiation of disease-modifying therapy (DMT) (=index event)

Characteristic10–12
(N=3942)
13–15
(N=5101)
16–18
(N=3138)
All patients
(N=12 181)
Female, %73.1773.7471.8673.07
Age, years (SD)44.95 (10.21)43.93 (10.88)40.7 (11.03)43.59 (10.94)
EDSS (SD)2.12 (1.59)2.10 (1.62)1.89 (1.53)2.05 (1.59)
Relapses (SD) before index event1.93 (2.55)2.26 (2.63)2.21 (2.67)2.14 (2.62)
Months MS duration (SD)87.78 (85.87)101.78 (93.62)98.73 (94.99)96.46 (91.75)
DMTs before index event (SD)0.8 (1.01)1.08 (1.14)1.2 (1.26)1.02 (1.14)
MRI around index event, %39.9343.537.3840.77
MRI with progression around index event, %20.8320.7818.3620.17
  • EDSS, Expanded Disability Status Scale.