Association of disease outcomes with physical activity in multiple sclerosis: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Purpose/Objective Research: This study examined combinations of disease outcomes (i.e., walking, cognition, and symptoms) as correlates of physical activity subgroups (insufficiently active vs. sufficiently active) in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Research method/design

This study included 213 participants who completed walking and cognitive function tests and self-report measures of symptoms and physical activity. Multivariate analysis of variance and discriminant function analysis identified combinations of MS outcomes associated with physical activity.

Results

The sample had a mean age of 49.6 years (SD = 13.2), a 3:1 female:male ratio, and a Patient Determined Disease Steps median (interquartile range) score of 1.0 (3.0). Multivariate analysis of variance d

SUBMITTER: Huynh TLT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10187883 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature