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Table 4 Demographic data

From: Applying the theory of planned behaviour to multiple sclerosis patients’ decisions on disease modifying therapy – questionnaire concept and validation

 

Pre-test sample, n = 50

RCT sample, n = 177

control

intervention

total

P*

Female (%)

35 (70)

74 (75)

70 (75)

144 (75)

.93

Age (SD)

41 (9)

37 (10)

36 (11)

36 (11)

.61

Years since diagnosis (SD)

5 (6)

2 (1)

2 (1)

2 (1)

.16

Ongoing DMT (%)

32 (64)

55 (56)

51 (55)

106 (56)

.98

  1. Values are frequencies (percentages) and means (SD). *P values refer to either chi-square tests or to unpaired t-tests. DMT = disease modifying treatment, RCT = randomized controlled trial.