Table 1 Sociodemographic and disease related baseline characteristics

Baseline characteristics

n = 192 (%)

 Age (years): mean (range, standard deviation SD)

50.99 (17–82, 15.38)

Gender

 Male

93 (48.4%)

 Female

99 (51.6%)

Ethnicity

 Caucasian

188 (97.9%)

Relationship status

 In a relationship

129 (67.2%)

 No current relationship

63 (32.8%)

Professional life

 Employed

83 (43.2%)

 Unemployed

24 (12.5%)

 Retired

81 (42.2%)

Duration of disease (years)

 Mean (range, SD)

20.46 (1–75, 14.74)

Disability

 Walking not affected

89 (46.4%)

 Uses support for walking outside

23 (12.0%)

 Wheelchair

16 (8.3%)

Walking distance (metres):

Mean (range, SD)

 Support-free

1803.77 (1-unlimited, 5388.25)

 With support

657.87 (5-unlimited, 887.77)