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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurourol Urodyn. 2013 Jan 28;32(8):10.1002/nau.22365. doi: 10.1002/nau.22365

Table II.

Characteristics of study participants with Parkinson disease and self-reported nocturia (0-1 episode nightly vs. 2 or more nightly)

Variable* Self-Reported Nocturia (0-1 episode) Self-reported Nocturia (2 or more episodes) p-value**
CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Age (years) N=23 N=37
63.1 ± 7.7 63.6 ± 9.8 0.8

Gender (% male) 12 (52%) 27 (73%) 0.1

BMI (kg/m2) N=23 N=37
26.5 ± 6.0 28.3 ± 4.4 0.2

Hypertension N=23 N=37
3 (13%) 19 (51%) 0.003

Diabetes mellitus N=23 N=37
1 (4%) 4 (10%) 0.4

MMSE N=23 N=37
28.6 ± 1.5 28.5 ± 1.9 0.9

PARKINSON DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS
UPDRS (Part III) N=21 N=30
14.5 ± 6.4 19.7 ± 9.1 0.03

Hoehn & Yahr N=23 N=37
2.2 ± 0.5 2.1 ± 0.6 0.5

Total daily levodopa dose (mg) N=23 N=37
359 ± 320 350 ± 379 0.9

Total daily dopamine agonist dose (mg) N=23 N=37
1.3 ± 1.5 1.5 ± 1.6 0.6

Total daily levodopa equivalents (mg) N=23 N=37
450 ± 366 459 ± 401 0.9

POLYSOMNOGRAPHY
Nighttime trips to the bathroom during PSG N=20 N=34
1.0 ± 1.0 1.76 ± 0.9 0.007

Sleep Efficiency (%) N=20 N=34
77.8 ± 11.8 66.6 ± 19.6 0.01

Total Sleep Time (minutes) N=20 N=34
380.1 ± 46.5 321.0 ± 103.7 0.02

Apnea-Hypopnea Index N=20 N=34
5.1 ± 6.1 6.3 ± 8.3 0.5
*

Unless indicated values represent mean ± SD

**

p-value: T-test, chi-square, or Mantel-Haenszel chi-square

UPDRS Part III: Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale motor score

MMSE: Mini-Mental State Exam

Corrected for sustained release forms of levodopa

Pergolide equivalent dose