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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Neurol. 2012 Jan;71(1):49–56. doi: 10.1002/ana.22655

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics At Enrollment of Participants with MCSA Study Follow-up

pRBD+ pRBD− Total p value
Subjects 44 607 651
Age (years) 78 (75, 82) 77 (74, 82) 77 (74, 82) 0.36
Male gender 34 (77.3) 421 (69.4) 455 (69.9) 0.27
Education (years) 12 (12, 16) 14 (12, 16) 14 (12, 16) 0.38
Charlson Index of Comorbid Disease 2 (1, 4) 2 (0, 3) 2 (0, 4) 0.13
Parkinsonism
    UPDRS Motor Subtest – Total 0 (0, 5) 0 (0, 2) 0 (0, 2) 0.63
      Total ≥ 4 12 (27.3) 111 (18.3) 123 (18.9) 0.16
      Total ≥ 10 2 (4.5) 33 (5.4) 35 (5.4) 1.00
Kokmen Short Test of Mental Status 34 (33, 36) 35 (33, 36) 35 (33, 36) 0.49
Study Follow-up (months) 46 (31, 47) 46 (33, 48) 46 (33, 48)
Neurodegenerative Syndrome Evolved 15 (34.1) 94 (15.5) 109 (16.7)
    MCI 14 (31.8) 90 (14.8) 104 (16.0)
    Dementia 0 (0.0) 8 (1.3) 8 (1.2)
    PD 1 (2.3) 4 (0.7) 5 (0.8)
Age at onset of pRBD (years) 69 (35, 76)
Duration of pRBD
    [median; mean (25th, 75th percentile)]
7.5; 18.7 (2.0, 41.5)
Use of antidepressant# 10 (22.7) 40 (6.6) 50 (7.7) 0.001
    pRBD temporally related to use 2 (4.5)
OSA features
    Snorted/choked themselves awake 20 (45.5) 139 (22.9) 159 (24.4) 0.002
    Stopped breathing when asleep 12 (27.3) 92 (15.2) 104 (16.0) 0.052

Numbers in table are N (%) or Median (25th percentile, 75th percentile). Data at enrollment are presented, unless otherwise indicated. MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, MCSA: Mayo Clinic Study of Ageing, OSA: Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, PD: Parkinson’s Disease, pRBD: probable REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, UPDRS: Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (Part III).

Subjects can be included in multiple categories: 2 pRBD- subjects developed PD then MCI, 6 pRBD- subjects developed MCI then dementia. 2 pRBD- subjects did not have MCI detected before dementia and are only counted as dementia.

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Includes selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI), and tri- and tetra-cyclic antidepressants. Data includes incident use.