Table 1.

Comparison of demographic parameters between patients with early-stage PD and healthy controls.

Variable		Examinees		p
		Early-stage PD	Healthy controls
Sex	Male	32 (76.2%)	30 (60%)	0.09†
	Female	10 (23.8%)	20 (40%)
Age (years)		66.5 (59.75–71)	63 (56.5–68)	0.07*
Duration of education (years)		12 (12–15.75)	12 (12–16)	0.23*
MoCA		27 (25–28.25)	27 (26.5–28)	0.34*

^†Pearson’s chi-squared test.^*Student’s t-test.PD, Parkinson’s disease; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment.