Journal of Multiple Sclerosis

Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario de Coimbra, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Coimbra,, Portugal

Publications

• Research Article   
  A Link between Smoking and Age at Onset in Multiple Sclerosis
  Author(s): Claudia Lima, Zoi Argyropoulou, Zoi Argyropoulou, Inês Correia, Carla Cecília Nunes, Maria Carmo Macário, Lívia Sousa and Sónia Batista*
  
  Background: Smoking has been suggested to increase susceptibility to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and also disease progression, associated with higher disability and higher risk of conversion to progressive disease phenotypes. However, the effect of smoking and smoking intensity on MS progression remains unclear. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of smoking and smoking intensity on the susceptibility to and progression of MS. Methods: Demographic and clinical data were collected. Patients were divided according to their smoking status at the time of MS onset (non-smokers and regular-smokers) or current smoking status (non-smokers, current-smokers, past-smokers and secondhand smokers). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSSv20.0, and a p-value<0.05 was considered statistically s.. View More»
  

  Abstract PDF