Natalizumab (N=197) Fingolimod (N=194) p-value Total
Women (n,%) 134(68.0%) 130(67.0%) 0.831 67.50%
Age 34.5 ± 9.39 38.9 ± 9.34 <0.001 36.7 ± 9.61
Duration of disease 9.0 ± 7.00 10.1 ± 7.32 0.121 9.6 ± 7.17
EDSS in the year preceding treatment 2.3 ± 0.95 2.5 ± 1.14 0.099 2.43 ± 1.05
ARR in the year preceding treatment 1.9 ± 0.72 1.1 ± 0.74 <0.001 1.5 ± 0.84
Patients with MRI activity at baseline (n,%) 190(96.4%)   135(70.7%) <0.001   325(83.8%)
Table 1: Demographic and clinical characteristics of study population (Data are mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated, EDSS-Expanded Disability Status Scale; ARR-Annualized relapse rate)