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This period\u2014the 'MS prodrome'\u2014has been described in socio\u2010economically homogeneous cohorts to date. It remains unclear to what extent events prior to an MS diagnosis differ according to social determinants of health.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a retrospective, longitudinal, population\u2010based nested case\u2013control study using data from Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) Aurum. Associations between pre\u2010diagnostic symptoms and MS risk were evaluated using multivariable logistic regression models in MS cases and matched controls. To determine whether associations differed by potential health determinants, we tested for statistical interactions and used stratified models.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study population consisted of 15,029 patients with MS (median index age 44.6, 80.3% female) and 81,027 age\u2010matched controls. In the 5\u2009years preceding diagnosis, MS cases were more likely than controls to have coded autonomic (OR 1.87 [1.80\u20131.94]), cognitive (OR 2.57 [2.06\u20133.20]), neurological (OR 7.91 [7.58\u20138.26]), pain (OR 2.21 [2.12\u20132.29]) and psychiatric (OR 1.75 [1.69\u20131.82]) symptoms. The direction of effect was consistent across gender, ethnicity, deprivation and location (urban vs. rural) strata, with over\u2010representation of neurological symptoms in males and those living in urban areas. No statistically significant interaction between factors was found.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We report a consistent relationship between the occurrence of prodromal symptoms and MS risk across a diverse UK cohort. No associations were specific to a particular ethnic, gender or socio\u2010economic group. 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