Table 1.
Demographics of sample
| Controla | PDa | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 22 | 20 | |
| Age | 61±13 | 64±9 | P=0.40 |
| Gender (F/M) | 8 F/14 M | 3 F/17 M | P=0.22 |
| Cognitive profile | |||
| MMSE | 28±2 | 26±3 | p=0.02 |
| MOCA | 27±3 | 24±5 | p=0.04b |
| Trail making test | |||
| Part A | 28±8 | 59±36 | p=0.001b |
| Part B | 90±54 | 159±105 | p=0.01b |
| Stroop | |||
| Word | 97±5 | 92±11 | p=0.04b |
| Color | 76±14 | 64±22 | p=0.05b |
| Interference | 39±15 | 31±17 | p=0.11 |
| JLO | 26±5 | 23±6 | p=0.08 |
| Mood/Emotion | |||
| Marin apathy scale | 24±4 | 23±4 | p=0.47 |
| Hamilton depression | 8±5 | 13±7 | p=0.01 |
| Disease severity | |||
| H/Y(Off Med) | 3(1.5–5) | ||
| H/Y (On Med) | 2(1.5–3) | ||
| UPDRS-OffMed | |||
| Part I | 4±3 | ||
| Part II | 12±6 | ||
| Part III | 34±14 | ||
| Part IV | 3±2 | ||
| Total (Sum of I-IV) | 52±21 |
H/Y Hoehn/Yahr
UPDRS Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale
a
Continuous Data and Discrete Data (such as age or values on scored tests) are displayed as mean value or score with standard deviation. Display of gender data is self-explanatory. Hoehn and Yahr score is a form of categorical data, and is displayed as median score and range. UPDRS score was obtained In an “off medication” state for all subjects
b
Unequal sample variance