Characteristics of individual MS patients and summaries of patients and controls.

1Age category: 1 = 25–29, 2 = 30–34, 3 = 35–39, 4 = 40–44, 5 = 45–49, 6 = 60–64.2At inclusion in this study.3Oligoclonal bands present in cerebrospinal fluid taken at time of diagnosis.4Contrast enhancing lesions on MRI.Abbreviations: EDSS = Expanded Disability Status Scale, MSSS = Multiple Sclerosis Severity Score, OCB = oligoclonal bands, MRI = Magnetic Resonance Imaging, S.D. standard deviationCharacteristics of individual MS patients and summaries of patients and controls.