Table 2.
Comparison between tremulous and non-tremulous patients within the DLB and PD groups
| DLB (n = 67) | PD (n = 111) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tremor (30) | Non-tremor (37) | p | Tremor (65) | Non-tremor (46) | p | |
| Age | 73.9 (5.17) | 70.74 (5.3) | 0.017 | 64.63 (9.82) | 69.19 (6.44) | 0.007 |
| Disease duration | 2.13 (0.86) | 3.45 (0.5) | <0.001 | 4.3 (3.31) | 5.23 (2.86) | NS |
| UPDRS III | 25.5 (4.61) | 28.18 (5.3) | 0.032 | 23.52 (13.04) | 25.82 (11.43) | NS |
| MMSE | 19.03 (2.56) | 17.37 (3.61) | 0.039 | 28.09 (1.72) | 28.04 (1.31) | NS |
| DRS2 | 87.96 (7.69) | 80.89 (15.19) | 0.024 | 136.16 (8.25) | 137.91 (4.9) | NS |
| FAB | 12.36 (1.69) | 12.45 (1.42) | NS | 17.03 (1.22) | 17.17 (0.99) | NS |
| CAF | 3.2 (1.34) | 2.75 (1.44) | NS | 0.09 (0.55) | 0 | NS |
| NPI | 20.7 (1.55) | 20.78 (1.66) | NS | 7.27 (3.14) | 8.19 (2.26) | NS |
| RBD (n) | 28 | 30 | NS | 29 | 18 | NS |
| VH (n) | 24 | 25 | NS | 0 | 0 | NA |
All values represent mean (SD). p values have been calculated using Oneway ANOVA with Bonferroni corrections for parametric variables and χ 2 for categorical variables
MMSE Mini Mental State Examination, NP neuropsychiatry inventory, FAB frontal assessment battery, DRS-2 Dementia Rating Scale-2, CAF clinician assessment of fluctuation, UPDRS-III Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale-subscale III, H/Y Hoehn/Yahr staging, RBD REM sleep behavior disorders, VH visual hallucinations (also including benign VH), NA not applicable, NS not significant