Table 2 |
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| Characteristics of patients with and without post-partum relapses | |||
| Relapsing (#148) | Non relapsing (#201) | p | |
| Age at conception (mean, SD, years) | 31.5 (5.0) | 32.1 (4.5) | 0.241 |
| Age at onset (mean, SD, years) | 24.8 (6.1) | 24.7 (5.7) | 0.930 |
| Disease duration at conception (mean, SD, years) | 6.9 (5.0) | 7.4 (4.8) | 0.355 |
| EDSS at conception (mean, SD) | 1.7 (1.1) | 1.4 (0.8) | 0.001 |
| Treated with DMDs prior to pregnancy (#, %) | 70 (47.3) | 106 (52.7) | 0.315 |
| Relapses in the year prior to pregnancy (mean, SD) | 0.56 (0.84) | 0.25 (0.59) | <0.001 |
| Relapses during pregnancy (mean, SD) | 0.19 (0.46) | 0.06 (0.23) | <0.001 |
| EA (#, %) | 24 (16.2) | 40 (19.9) | 0.371 |
| CD (#, %) | 62 (41.9) | 93 (46.3) | 0.416 |
| Breastfeeding (#, %) | 43 (29.1%) | 78 (38.8%) | 0.066 |
SD: Standard Deviation.
EDSS: Expanded Disability Status Scale.
DMDs: Disease Modifying Drugs.
EA: Epidural Analgesia.
CD: Caesarean Delivery.
Pastò et al. BMC Neurology 2012 12:165 doi:10.1186/1471-2377-12-165
