- Relationship between the MS patient’s desire to be informed about tools for estimating long term prognosis and selected demographic variables.
| Variables | If the development of this tool were to succeed, would you like to be informed of this tool’s availability during a clinic appointment? | Chi Square | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n=54) | Yes (n=321) | |||
| Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
| Age | ||||
| 20 or less | 0 (0.0) | 14 (4.4) | ||
| 20–30 | 13 (24.1) | 115 (35.8) | 22.05 | <0.001 |
| 31–40 | 20 (37.0) | 142 (44.2) | ||
| 41–50 | 18 (33.3) | 34 (10.6) | ||
| 51 and up | 3 (5.6) | 16 (5.0) | ||
| Gender | 4.934 | 0.020 | ||
| Male | 27 (50.0%) | 110 (34.3) | ||
| Female | 27 (50.0%) | 211 (65.7) | ||
| Education | 2.843 | 0.416 | ||
| Primary or Secondary | 10 (18.5) | 45 (14.0) | ||
| Occupational/diploma | 9(16.7) | 34 (10.6) | ||
| University or postgraduate | 34 (63.0) | 234 (72.9) | ||
| Other | 1 (1.9) | 8 (2.5) | ||