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. 2014 Apr 3;14(5):310–322. doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2013-000741

Table 3.

Prevalence of non-motor symptoms from published studies using NMSQuest1 6–8 41–44

Non-motor symptoms Mean (%) Range (%)
Cognitive
 Memory 45.8 37.9–62.5
 Concentration 38.7 29.6–50.0
Depression
 Sadness 42.5 22.5–56.0
 Anxiety 43.4 30.7–55.8
Sleep
 Excessive daytime somnolence 30.5 21.2–37.1
 Insomnia 40.9 17.6–52.5
 REM sleep behaviour disorder 34.2 29.6–38.7
 Restless legs syndrome 35.8 27.7–41.1
Fatigue 41.5 31.1–58.1
Pain 31.1 18.2–45.9
Gastrointestinal
 Swallowing 25.4 16.1–30.3
 Constipation 46.5 27.5–71.7
Urinary
 Urgency 53.4 35–61
 Nocturia 53.8 26.4–66.7
Global comparison
 NMSQ-PD 8.3 4–19
 NMSQ-C 3.5 2–12

Data taken from studies by Chaudhuri et al;1 Chaudhuri et al;6 Mollenhauer et al;7 Khoo et al;8 Martinez-Martin et al;41 Barone et al;42 Crosiers et al;43 Chen et al;44 and expresses mean values of non-motor symptoms.

PD, Parkinson's disease; NMSQ-PD, Non-Motor Symptoms Questionnaire in PD patients; NMSQ-C, NMSQ—in controls.