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. 2015 Sep 3;10(9):e0137081. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137081

Table 4. Standardized direct, indirect and total regression weights from the structural equation models (SEM) to evaluate factors affecting health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in different phenotypes of Parkinson’s disease patients [Values are presented as standardized regression weight (p-value).].

Main Associations Exogenous variable Endogenous variable Onset-Age Progression Dominant Symptom
(Independent) (Dependent)
≤50 yr >50 yr Slow Rapid Tremor Non-Tremor
(n = 50) (n = 106) (n = 95) (n = 40) (n = 76) (n = 75)
Motor Domain Direct HRQoL 0.61 (<0.001) 0.21 (0.049) - 0.57 (<0.001) 0.29 (0.018) 0.23 (0.053)
Indirect HRQoL 0.25 0.60 0.60 0.29 0.50 0.57
Total HRQoL 0.86 0.81 0.60 0.86 0.79 0.80
Non-Motor Domain HRQoL 0.43 (0.019) 0.78 (<0.001) 0.95 (0.005) 0.53 (0.031) 0.68 (<0.001) 0.79 (<0.001)
Comorbidities HRQoL - 0.14 (0.007) - - - 0.13 (0.037)
Motor Domain Non-Motor Domain 0.59 (0.032) 0.77 (<0.001) 0.63 (0.012) 0.54 (0.049) 0.73 (<0.001) 0.73 (<0.001)
Indicators of latent variables Motor Domain UPDRS-ADL 0.92 (<0.001) 0.93 (<0.001) 0.85 (<0.001) 0.92 (<0.001) 0.90 (<0.001) 0.98 (<0.001)
UPDRS-Motor Signs 0.80 (<0.001) 0.67 (<0.001) 0.41 (<0.001) 0.62 (<0.001) 0.78 (<0.001) 0.65 (<0.001)
Dyskinesia 0.42 (0.012) - - - 0.33 (0.007) -
Fluctuations 0.33 (0.043) - - -0.54 (<0.001) - -
Falls 0.78 (<0.001) 0.68 (<0.001) 0.60 (<0.001) 0.66 (<0.001) 0.77 (<0.001) 0.66 (<0.001)
Freezing 0.54 (-) 0.69 (-) 0.62 (-) 0.76 (-) 0.66 (-) 0.61 (-)
Hoehn & Yahr Stage 0.75 (<0.001) 0.58 (<0.001) 0.53 (<0.001) 0.46 (0.005) 0.72 (<0.001) 0.55 (<0.001)
Non-Motor Domain Depression 0.91 (0.004) 0.78 (<0.001) 0.76 (0.004) 0.73 (0.018) 0.87 (<0.001) 0.78 (<0.001)
Anxiety 0.59 (0.011) 0.62 (<0.001) 0.63 (0.006) 0.49 (0.044) 0.65 (<0.001) 0.59 (<0.001)
Cognition 0.28 (0.014) 0.35 (<0.001) 0.23 (0.036) 0.33 (0.036) 0.25 (0.019) 0.42 (<0.001)
Hallucination 0.41 (-) 0.50 (-) 0.31 (-) 0.42 (-) 0.45 (-) 0.48 (-)
Apathy 0.55 (0.015) 0.43 (<0.001) 0.50 (0.010) 0.50 (0.042) 0.47 (0.002) 0.45 (0.003)
Fatigue 0.51 (0.018) 0.49 (<0.001) 0.49 (0.010) - 0.49 (0.002) 0.52 (0.001)
Psychosocial Functioning 0.75 (0.006) 0.90 (<0.001) 0.83 (0.004) 0.75 (0.017) 0.86 (<0.001) 0.83 (<0.001)
Sleep Disturbances - 0.33 (0.004) 0.32 (0.031) - - 0.37 (0.008)
Nutritional Status -0.63 (0.010) -0.62 (<0.001) -0.56 (0.008) -0.58 (0.030) -0.69 (<0.001) -0.58 (<0.001)
HRQoL Mobility 0.90 (-) 0.84 (-) 0.71 (-) 0.83 (-) 0.89 (-) 0.80 (-)
ADL 0.83 (<0.001) 0.75 (<0.001) 0.55 (<0.001) 0.76 (<0.001) 0.78 (<0.001) 0.80 (<0.001)
Emotional Well-being 0.48 (<0.001) 0.65 (<0.001) 0.67 (<0.001) 0.50 (0.001) 0.70 (<0.001) 0.55 (<0.001)
Stigma - 0.39 (<0.001) 0.33 (0.003) - - 0.49 (<0.001)
Social Behaviors 0.38 (0.007) 0.59 (<0.001) 0.46 (<0.001) 0.60 (<0.001) 0.61 (<0.001) 0.51 (<0.001)
Cognition 0.43 (0.002) 0.72 (<0.001) 0.64 (<0.001) 0.59 (<0.001) 0.61 (<0.001) 0.67 (<0.001)
Communication 0.69 (<0.001) 0.68 (<0.001) 0.54 (<0.001) 0.67 (<0.001) 0.79 (<0.001) 0.60 (<0.001)
Bodily Discomfort 0.43 (0.002) 0.61 (<0.001) 0.60 (<0.001) 0.61 (<0.001) 0.65 (<0.001) 0.48 (<0.001)