Comparing LP patients with and without MS, we
observed that patients with MS had a higher mean age, a
later age of onset of LP, and a longer disease duration. In
addition, these patients also had a higher prevalence of
mucosal involvement and a higher mean BMI. There were
no significant differences regarding gender, prevalence of
smokers and nail involvement (Table 2). Figure 1 shows
the comparison of the mean disease duration in patients
with and without MS.