Vascular dysfunction and dyslipidemia in multiple sclerosis: are they correlated with disease duration and disability status?

The Egyptian Heart Journal

Table 2 Neurological and radiological characteristics of MS patients

	Patients (n = 50)
Disease duration in years [mean (SD)]	4.29 (3.61)
EDSS [mean (SD)]	3.25 (1.47)
Total number of relapses [mean (SD)]	3.38 (3.61)
MRI lesion load [mean (SD)]	9.72 (6.66)
DMDs
No DMDs [n (%)]	28 (56%)
Interferon beta [n (%)]	18 (36%)
Fingolimod [n (%)]	1 (2%)
Cyclophosphamide [n (%)]	1 (2%)
Azathioprine [n (%)]	1 (2%)
Rituximab [n (%)]	1 (2%)

DMDs, disease-modifying drugs; EDSS, Expanded Disability Status Scale; and MRI, magnetic resonance imaging