TABLE 1. Dataset characteristics (n=20).
| Category | HC | p-value* | PD | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 10 | N/A | 10 | N/A | |
| Gender | 0.686 | 0.642 | |||
| Man | 1 (10.00) | 7 (70.00) | |||
| Woman | 9 (90.00) | 3 (30.00) | |||
| H&Y scores (mean, SD) | 0.00±0.00 | N/A | 2.50±0.67 | 0.011 | |
| UPDRS II-part 5 | 0.00±0.00 | N/A | 0.70±1.00 | 0.000 | |
| UPDRS III-part 18 | 0.00±0.00 | N/A | 0.80±0.98 | 0.014 | |
| Speech time (minutes:seconds) | 02:21±00:16 | N/A | 02:14±00:29 | 0.084 | |
| Number of words decoded from speech | 299.10±16.79 | 0.119 | 259.80±93.39 | N/A | |
Values are presented as number (%) or mean ± standard deviation.
HC: Healthy control, PD: Parkinson’s disease, H&Y: Hoehn and Yahr, UPDRS: Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, N/A: not applicable.
*The p-value was obtained through the analysis of variance.