Predictors per hierarchical block modeling approach
Sequential modeling | Predictors per each model |
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Base model 1: demographics and MS covariates | Age, gender, education, MS subtype, DMTa, pain medication countb |
Model 2 adds childhood stressors | Base model 1 + childhood stressor count, childhood stressor severity |
Model 3 adds adult stressors | Model 2 + adult stressor count, adult stressor severity |
a DMTs not included in psychiatric morbidity analysis; b pain medication count only included for pain interference and psychiatric morbidity analyses