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. 2011 Jul 26;2011:290195. doi: 10.4061/2011/290195

Table 1.

Frequency of nonmotor symptoms. In the NMS-Q, at least 1 question in the category is “yes.” In the NMS-S, Severity “Frequency” is greater than 0 in at least 1 item in the subgroups.

NMS-Q Patient evaluation Caregiver evaluation Correlation P value
Percent prevalence Percent prevalence
Gastrointestinal 87.9% 81.8% 0.53 0.002
Sleep 84.9% 90.9% 0.62 0.0001
Urinary 72.7% 63.6% 0.62 0.0001
Miscellaneous* 69.7% 69.7% 0.54 0.001
Cognition 63.6% 66.7% 0.46 0.007
Sexual 54.6% 57.1% 0.42 0.03
Cardiovascular/falls 54.6% 42.4% 0.36 0.04
Mood 48.5% 54.6% 0.65 0 < .0001
Perceptual** 18.2% 15.2% 0.46 0.007

NMS-S Patient evaluation Caregiver evaluation Correlation P value
Percent prevalence Percent prevalence

Sleep/Fatigue 90.9% 93.9% 0.46 0.01
Gastrointestinal 75.8% 72.7% 0.48 0.005
Mood 75.8% 72.7% 0.55 0.0009
Miscellaneous*** 72.7% 66.7% 0.38 0.03
Cognition 60.6% 69.7% 0.62 0.0001
Urinary 57.6% 48.5% 0.47 0.01
Sexual 45.5% 53.6% 0.50 0.01
Cardiovascular/falls 45.5% 33.3% 0.39 0.02
Perceptual**** 18.2% 15.2% 0.40 0.02

*Refers to miscellaneous subset in NMS-Q that includes questions about change in smell, unexplained pain, unexplained weight change, swelling of legs, and excessive sweating.

**Refers to perceptual subset in NMS-Q that includes questions about diplopia and delusional thoughts.

***Refers to miscellaneous subset in NMS-S that includes questions about unexplained pain, change in smell, unexplained weight change, and excessive sweating.

****Refers to perceptual subset in NMS-S that includes questions about hallucinations, delusional beliefs, and diplopia.