Table 1.
Socio-demographic data for the 71 patients
| Variable | Value* |
| Age (year) | 63.66±13.06 (32–84) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 44 (62.0%) |
| Female | 27 (38.0%) |
| Education | |
| None | 6 (8.5%) |
| Primary school | 17 (23.9%) |
| Junior secondary school | 19 (26.8%) |
| Senior secondary school | 16 (22.5%) |
| University | 13 (18.3%) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 8 (11.4%) |
| Married | 56 (80.0%) |
| Separation | 2 (2.9%) |
| Widowed | 4 (5.7%) |
| Occupation | |
| Still working | 8 (12.3%) |
| Retired | 57 (87.7%) |
| Duration of disease (year) | 6.00±4.16 (1–20) |
| SF-36 | |
| Physical function | 59.44±26.76 |
| Role-physical | 38.73±40.71 |
| Bodily pain | 70.42±23.23 |
| General health | 35.70±16.52 |
| Vitality | 50.00±20.44 |
| Social function | 55.56±28.36 |
| Role-emotional | 47.89±43.55 |
| Mental health | 62.48±18.15 |
| UPDRS | |
| Mentation, behavior, and mood | 4.00±2.32 |
| Activities daily living | 14.97±7.66 |
| Motor examination | 31.24±15.24 |
| Complications of therapy | 1.93±2.33 |
| MMSE | 27.47±3.34 |
*
Values are expressed as n (%), mean±SD, or mean±SD (range)