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. 2012 Jan 25;7(1):e29768. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029768

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.