Efficacy of Fish Oil on Serum of TNFα, IL-1β, and IL-6 Oxidative Stress Markers in Multiple Sclerosis Treated with Interferon Beta-1b

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of all randomized patients.

	Fish oil; 𝑛 = 25	Placebo; 𝑛 = 25	𝑃 value
Gender, women, %	16.6%	17.7%	0.89
Age, years	35.1 ± 7.6	34.7 ± 7.8	0.85
BMI, Kg/m^2	25.29 ± 3.9	24 ± 3.5	0.23
EDSS score	2.1 ± 0.98	2.06 ± 0.84	0.87
Evolution of disease, years	7.14 ± 4.79	6.68 ± 5.69	0.75
Total relapse before the study	5.44 ± 4.30	5.80 ± 6.93	0.82

Data are expressed in 𝑛, percentage (%) or mean and standard deviation (SD). Index of body mass (IBM), expanded disability status scale (EDSS), and Mann-Whitney 𝑈 test.