Table 2 Relationship between disability (EDSS) and relapse and health care resource utilization among patients with MS
Parameter, (95 % CI) | Disability (reference group EDSS <3; n = 411) | Relapsed (n = 303) (reference group no relapse; n = 341) | R2, %b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EDSS 3–5 (n = 167) | EDSS > 5 (n = 66) | |||
Consultations in the last 12 monthsa | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Neurology | 1.3* (1.2–1.5) | 1.4* (1.2–1.6) | 1.2* (1.1–1.4) | 4.42 |
 Primary care physician | 1.0 (0.6–1.5) | 0.9 (0.5–1.5) | 1.5* (1.1–2.0) | 0.71 |
 MS specialist | 1.0 (0.4–2.7) | 0.5 (0.1–1.9) | 2.4 (0.8–7.3) | 1.84 |
 MS Nurse | 6.6* (2.4–18.2) | 44.4* (8.0–248.2) | 0.8 (0.3–2.1) | 7.28 |
 Internist | 1.3 (0.5–3.2) | 0.4 (0.1–1.3) | 1.6 (0.6–4.2) | 1.97 |
 Emergency room doctor | 1.9 (0.6–5.7) | 0.8 (0.2–3.6) | 15.6* (2.2–109.9) | 12.98 |
 Physiotherapist | 3.2* (1.0–10.1) | 9.9* (3.2–30.7) | 1.5 (0.5–4.4) | 5.06 |
 Ophthalmologist | 1.6 (0.9–3.0) | 2.3 (1.0–5.4) | 4.3* (2.0–8.9) | 8.68 |
 Urologist | 4.8* (1.9–12.0) | 7.2* (2.2–23.6) | 1.8 (0.8–3.9) | 7.67 |
 Gastroenterologist | 4.4 (0.6–32.3) | 9.7 (0.9–101.9) | 7.0* (1.2–41.4) | 11.24 |
 Psychiatrist | 1.5 (0.4–5.4) | 1.5 (0.3–7.1) | 2.8* (1.0–7.7) | 2.90 |
 Other physician | 3.9 (0.9–17.6) | 6.3 (1.0–40.6) | 1.8 (0.7–4.2) | 7.69 |
Hospitalizations in the last 12 monthsa | 1.7 (0.8–3.3) | 3.3* (1.6–6.8) | 7.1* (3.3–15.5) | 15.37 |