A study suggests that
people with multiple sclerosis have shorter lifespans than people who don’t
have the disease. However, researchers did discover that having other
conditions had no greater effect on lifespan on people with MS than on those
without MS.
people with multiple sclerosis have shorter lifespans than people who don’t
have the disease. However, researchers did discover that having other
conditions had no greater effect on lifespan on people with MS than on those
without MS.
The study’s authors
reviewed the Canadian health system using 5,797 people diagnosed with MS and
28,807 healthy people of the same sex, born in the same year and from the same
areas of Canada. They found that people with MS lived a median of 76 years, compared
to 83 years for people who did not have the disease.
reviewed the Canadian health system using 5,797 people diagnosed with MS and
28,807 healthy people of the same sex, born in the same year and from the same
areas of Canada. They found that people with MS lived a median of 76 years, compared
to 83 years for people who did not have the disease.
A total of 44 percent of
the people with MS were reported to have died from MS and related complications
of the disease. After that, the most common causes of death were circulatory
system disease, cancer, and respiratory disease. Researchers found that having
other conditions did not shorten the lifespan of people with MS any more than
it did for the people without MS. However, people with MS who had other
conditions had a shorter life span than those who did not have conditions such
as diabetes.
the people with MS were reported to have died from MS and related complications
of the disease. After that, the most common causes of death were circulatory
system disease, cancer, and respiratory disease. Researchers found that having
other conditions did not shorten the lifespan of people with MS any more than
it did for the people without MS. However, people with MS who had other
conditions had a shorter life span than those who did not have conditions such
as diabetes.
“Despite studies that show
MS survival may be improving over time, the more than 2.3 million people
affected worldwide by this disabling disease still face a risk of dying
earlier, specifically those who are diagnosed younger,” study author Ruth Ann
Marrie, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada said.
MS survival may be improving over time, the more than 2.3 million people
affected worldwide by this disabling disease still face a risk of dying
earlier, specifically those who are diagnosed younger,” study author Ruth Ann
Marrie, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada said.
The study is published in
the online issue of Neurology.
the online issue of Neurology.
Source: MSFYi
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