Table 2. Baseline Demographics and Characteristics for All Patients in the Cohort.
ICD | DDS | ICD and DDS | No ICD or DDS | Total | Significance among subgroups | |
Mean age of PD (symptom) onset | 44.20±7.40 | 45.00±1.00 | 40.00 | 48.84±9.54 | 48.54±9.40 | F(3,141) = 0.82, p = 0.49 |
Mean age at time of surgery | 58.50±7.50 | 60.50±7.14 | 50.00 | 61.61±8.86 | 61.39±8.77 | F(3,155) = 0.82, p = 0.49 |
Mean UPDRS-III OFF MEDICATION | 45.83±19.83 | 43.50±9.88 | 32.00 | 42.24±12.10 | 42.35±12.34 | F(3,143) = 0.40, p = 0.75 |
Mean Hoehn and Yahr Staging OFF MEDICATION | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.5 | 2.87 | 2.88±0.71 | χ2(15) = 9.51 |
Mean UPDRS-III ON MEDICATION | 28.20±10.94 | 20.00±6.88 | 20.00 | 23.57±9.11 | 23.61±9.09 | F(3,133) = 0.68, p = 0.56 |
Mean Hoehn and Yahr Staging ON MEDICATION | 2.10 | 2.13 | 2.0 | 2.34 | 2.32±0.44 | χ2(12) = 3.94 |
Mean pre-operative levodopa equivalent dose (mg) | 734.06±388.32 | 1270.83±743.76 | 2250.00 | 877.11±510.88 | 888.80±522.32 | F(3,141) = 3.13, p = 0.03 |
Pre-operative dopamine agonist usage | 4/6 | 0/4 | 1/1 | 81/148 | 86/159 | χ2(6) = 6.51 |
Gender (M/F) | 3/3 | 4/0 | 1/0 | 105/43 | 113/46 | χ2(3) = 3.33 |
MEDICATION; all PD medications.