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. 2023 Feb 18;270(5):2765–2775. doi: 10.1007/s00415-023-11615-3

Table 3.

LCIG settings and LEDD at baseline and at the patient visit according to duration of LCIG treatment

Measure Time point Time between LCIG initiation and patient visit
1–2 years
n = 156
2–3 years
n = 80
3–4 years
n = 61
4–5 years
n = 30
 > 5 years
n = 60
n Mean ± SD n Mean ± SD n Mean ± SD n Mean ± SD n Mean ± SD
Total LCIG dose (mg) At LCIG initiation 155 1274.4 ± 524.9 80 1326.1 ± 480.0 60 1307.0 ± 487.7 30 1314.6 ± 628.7 60 1389.4 ± 392.7
At patient visit 154 1409.8 ± 547.9 78 1388.8 ± 560.7 60 1385.6 ± 509.3 30 1446.4 ± 769.5 60 1480.9 ± 666.1
LEDD (mg) At LCIG initiation 133 2422.3 ± 1033.8 64 2659.1 ± 1003.9 50 2647.5 ± 1011.6 27 2236.8 ± 924.6 50 2585.5 ± 1034.8
At patient visit 146 2162.4 ± 842.2 75 2225.7 ± 858.8 57 2166.5 ± 850.3 29 2199.3 ± 1098.8 55 2401.2 ± 1092.1
n % n % n % n % n %
Patients on LCIG monotherapy, % At 12 months after LCIG initiation 45 29.6 17 22.4 19 32.2 14 46.7 23 39.7
Patients on LCIG monotherapy plus night medication, % At 12 months after LCIG initiation 46 30.3 19 25.0 15 25.4 3 10.0 10 17.2
Patients on polytherapy, % At 12 months after LCIG initiation 61 40.1 40 52.6 25 42.4 13 43.3 25 43.1

LCIG levodopa–carbidopa intestinal gel, LEDD levodopa equivalent daily dose, SD standard deviation