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. 2024 Mar 1;10:48. doi: 10.1038/s41531-024-00664-8

Table 3.

Plasma GFAP, cognitive and motor data in PD patients over different timepoints

Group Values Time Trend P value
Baseline 1 year 2 years
Total PD GFAP 69.79 ± 36.18 72.28 ± 38.59 74.53 ± 40.38 0.560
MoCA 26.00 (4) 26.00 (4) 25.00 (5) 0.058
UPDRS-III 22.96 ± 8.75 26.87 ± 9.07 30.55 ± 9.73 0.000
TD GFAP 68.14 (45.92) 70.54 ± 30.91 68.57 ± 27.69 0.969
MoCA 27.00 (4) 26.00 (4) 26.00 (4) 0.812
UPDRS-III 22.34 ± 8.71 23.38 ± 7.96 28.34 ± 8.54 0.001
Ind GFAP 66.68 ± 32.75 60.05 (35.76) 49.79 ± 16.99 0.047
MoCA 27.00 (5) 27.00 (4) 26.00 (5) 0.244
UPDRS-III 20.92 ± 8.04 25.37 ± 7.61 26.32 ± 7.88 0.011
PIGD GFAP 69.83 ± 38.30 72.23 ± 37.92 86.01 ± 47.10 0.038
MoCA 26.00 (3) 25.00 (5) 25.00 (5) 0.181
UPDRS-III 24.35 ± 8.95 29.45 ± 9.38 32.83 ± 10.15 0.000

Data are expressed as mean ± SD or median (interquartile range). T-test and Wilcoxon test were used for two-group comparison.

PD Parkinson’ s disease, GFAP Glial fibrillary acidic protein, TD tremor dominant, PIGD postural instability, and gait disturbance, UPDRS unified Parkinson’s disease rating scale, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment.