Variables

Controls (n = 110)

Cases (n = 110)

P value

Age (mean ± SD)

31.2 ± 6.4

30.2 ± 7.5

0.258

Gender

Male

Female

27 (24.5%)

83 (75.5%)

27 (24.5%)

83 (75.5%)

1

Blood Group

A

B

AB

O

33 (30%)

29 (26.4%)

12 (10.9%)

36 (32.7%)

28 (25.5%)

20 (18.2%)

26 (23.6%)

36 (32.7%)

0.065

EDSS

1

1.5

2

3 - 5

74 (67.3%)

19 (17.3%)

13 (11.8%)

4 (3.6%)

Symptoms at the onset of MS

Dizziness

Numbness in the limbs

Blurred or double vision

41 (37.3%)

35 (31.8%)

34 (30.9%)