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. 2016 Jun;27:47–53. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.04.009

Table 3.

Predictors of quality of life using mixed effects modelling.

β Std. Error t p
Basic model
 Gender (Female) 3.7 1.3 2.7 0.007 **
 Education (Years) −0.7 0.2 −3.6 <0.001 ***
 Age −0.3 0.1 −4.4 <0.001 ***
 LED 0.02 0.0 3.8 <0.001 ***
 GDS-15 3.3 0.4 8.2 <0.001 ***
 Time (Assessment) −3.5 1.3 −2.6 0.009 **
 UPDRS III 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.785
 UPDRS III over Time 0.2 0.0 5.1 <0.001 ***
 GDS-15 over Time −1.1 0.1 −8.2 <0.001 ***
Basic model + MoCA
 MoCA 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.448
 MoCA over Time −0.4 0.1 −3.1 0.002 **
Basic model + Cognitive classification
 PD-MCI 2.1 2.6 0.8 0.433
 PDD −16.6 10.9 −1.5 0.129
 PD-MCI over Time 0 1.2 0 0.973
 PDD over Time 10.3 4.0 2.6 0.011 *
Basic model + Factor scores
 Memory/executive function 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.457
 Attention 1.9 1.3 1.5 0.13
 Global Cognition 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.971
 Memory/executive function over Time −1.1 0.6 −1.6 0.107
 Attention over Time −2.3 0.7 −3.5 <0.001 ***
 Global Cognition over Time −0.4 0.6 −0.7 0.492

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.

GDS-15 = Geriatric Depression Scale, UPDRS III = Movement Disorders Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part III, LED = Levodopa equivalent dose, MoCA = Montreal Cognitive Assessment, PD-MCI = PD-MCI classified using the Movement Disorder Society with 2 standard deviation (SD) cut off, PDD = Parkinson's disease dementia.