Table 5 Time to diagnosis of MS among Egyptian patients and patients from other countries.
From: Multiple sclerosis diagnostic delay and its associated factors in Upper Egyptian patients
Study | Reference | Sample size | Mean delay in diagnosis (SD) | Median delay in diagnosis (IQR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Current study | 142 | 18.63 (27.87) | 3 (23) | |
Hamadan, Iran | 351 | 18.01 | 2 | |
Iran | 536 | 7 (14.5) | 1 (0–6) | |
Croatia | 39 | 8 (–) | 2.2 (–) | |
Spain | 149 | 24.9 (–) | (–) | |
Portuguese | 285 | (–) | 9 (2–38) | |
Denmark | 8947 | 47.5 (57.5) | (–) | |
North America | 8983 | 84.3 (88.8) | (–) | |
Ireland | 119 | 2.4 (–) | 1.5 |
