Supratentorial Multiple Sclerosis Lesions Affect the Blink Reflex Test

Table 5: Association Results Between Blink Reflex Test Outcome and Demographic Data

		BRT^*		P-value^†
		Positive	Negative	P-value^†
Gender	male	95.2% (20/21)	4.8%	0.66
Gender	female	88.6% (39/44)	11.4%	0.66
Age (years)	>40	92.6% (25/27)	7.4%	0.99
Age (years)	≤40	89.5% (34/38)	10.5%	0.99
Disease duration (years)	>3	89.7% (26/29)	10.3%	0.99
Disease duration (years)	≤3	91.7% (33/36)	8.3%	0.99
Clinical type of MS^‡	RRMS^§	88.9% (40/45)	11.1%	0.63
	RPMS^§	100% (7/7)	0%
	SPMS^§	92.3% (12/13)	7.7%
Acute MS clinical event	Yes	90% (36/40)	10%	0.99
Acute MS clinical event	No	92% (23/25)	8%	0.99
New MS diagnosis	Yes	84.6% (11/13)	15.4%	0.59
New MS diagnosis	No	92.3% (48/52)	7.7%	0.59

^* BRT: Blink Reflex Test.

^† Using the chi-squared test.

^‡ MS: Multiple Sclerosis.

^§ Clinical Types of MS: RRMS, Relapsing-Remitting; RPMS, Relapsing Progressive; SPMS, Secondary Progressive.