Premorbid Sociodemographic Status and Multiple Sclerosis Outcomes in a Universal Health Care Context.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Multiple sclerosis (MS) severity may be informed by premorbid sociodemographic factors.

Objective

To determine whether premorbid education, income, and marital status are associated with future MS disability and symptom severity, independent of treatment, in a universal health care context.

Design, setting, and participants

This nationwide observational cohort study examined data from the Swedish MS Registry linked to national population registries from 2000 to 2020. Participants included people with MS onset from 2005 to 2015 and of working age (aged 23 to 59 years) 1 year and 5 years preceding disease onset.

Exposures

Income quartile, educational attainment, and marital status measured at 1 and 5 years preceding disease onset.

Main outcome and m

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC10523174 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature