Table 6.
Proposed minimal battery of measures that quantify disease progression
| Measure | PVE alone | PVE jointly |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 10.3% | 3.0% |
| BFM disability: speech | 9.9% | 3.2% |
| BFM disability: feeding | 18.2% | 4.5% |
| BFM disability: dressing | 16.0% | 4.8% |
| BFM movement: arms (right arm and left arm) | 14.9% | 5.5% |
| BFM movement: legs (right leg and left leg) | 12.8% | 4.9% |
| UPDRS 3.2: facial expression | 12.1% | 3.5% |
| UPDRS 3.3: rigidity—upper extremities (RUE and LUE) | 8.2% | 4.7% |
| UPDRS 3.7: toe tapping (right foot and left foot) | 12.9% | 5.5% |
| UPDRS 3.11: freezing of gait | 9.0% | 3.0% |
| UPDRS 3.15: postural tremor of the hands (right and left) | 9.9% | 4.6% |
| UPDRS 3.18: constancy of rest tremor | 8.1% | 4.4% |
| EAT-10: Q1—my swallowing problem has caused me to lose weight. | 17.1% | 4.8% |
| EAT-10: Q8—when I swallow food sticks in my throat. | 9.1% | 2.7% |
| DDK: Ka (Ka rate and Ka secs) | 8.7% | 6.5% |