Table 3.
PDQ-39 associations with demographic and clinical features
| Variable | PDQ-39 SIa | p value |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.066 | |
| Male | 29.8 (15.5) | |
| Female | 32.7 (15.1) | |
| Living area | 0.192 | |
| Urban | 32.5 (15.3) | |
| Rural | 29.6 (15.1) | |
| Marital status | 0.770 | |
| Single | 32.7 (17.4) | |
| Married | 30.8 (15.3) | |
| Divorced | 34.2 (13.1) | |
| Widowed | 31.7 (15.4) | |
| Living status | 0.638 | |
| With a spouse | 30.6 (15.4) | |
| With children | 31.5 (17.1) | |
| Alone | 33.5 (13.5) | |
| Nursery home | 32.7 (15.3) | |
| Education | 0.339 | |
| Primary | 33.6 (13.6) | |
| Secondary | 30.4 (15.1) | |
| Higher | 30.1 (17.6) | |
| Clinical subtypes | 0.0017; 1vs 3 | |
| Tremor | 28.6 (14.9) | |
| Hypokinetic-rigid | 30.5 (14.4) | |
| Postural instability and gait disturbance | 37.3 (15.3) | |
| Disease duration | 0.00010; 1 vs 3 | |
| ≤5 yr | 26.5 (13.0) | |
| 6-10 yr | 32.1 (16.1) | |
| >10 yr | 38.8 (14.8) | |
| HY | <0.0001 | |
| ≤2.5 | 24.2 (13.9) | |
| ≥3 | 35.7 (14.6) | |
| SE-ADL | <0.0001 | |
| ≥80 | 25.0 (14.4) | |
| ≤75 | 37.0 (14.0) | |
| MMSE | 0.0037 | |
| ≥25 | 29.9 (14.9) | |
| ≤24 | 35.9 (14.6) | |
| BDI | <0.0001 | |
| <14 | 23.0 (11.9) | |
| ≥14 | 39.2 (14.1) |
a Mean (standard deviation)
Abbrevations: HY, Hoehn and Yahr stage; SE-ADL, Schwab and England Activities of Daily Living Scale; MMSE, Mini Mental State Examination; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory