Sex differences in the development, treatment, and prognosis of multiple sclerosis in Switzerland.

Front Neurosci · 2026 · PMC13100965 · PMID 42027684

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In univariate analysis, men showed a trend toward higher disability levels at study entry in the relapsing type ( p = 0.058), but no significant sex differences in EDSS were observed in progressive forms.

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Multivariable analyses revealed a trend toward lower EDSS in women with relapsing MS after adjusting for confounders, though this did not reach statistical significance.

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