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. 2016 Jul 27;16:146. doi: 10.1186/s12877-016-0319-x

Table 1.

Participant characteristics, n = 231

Variable Median, q1-q3 (unless otherwise stated)
Age (years), mean (SD) 70 (9.1)
Sex (men), n (%) 144 (62)
Living alone (yes), n (%) 58 (25)
Years lived in the present home 17, 5-33
Type of housing (apartment/private house)a, n (%) 101 (44)/ 129 (56)
Financial satisfaction 8, 5–9
PD-duration (years) 8, 5–13
PD-severity (Hoehn & Yahr) 2, 2–3
Severity of motor symptoms (UPDRS part III) 29, 21–39
Cognitive function (MoCA) 26, 23–28
Non-motor symptoms (NMSQuest, total number reported) 10, 6–14

MoCA the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (maximum score = 30; higher = better), NMSQuest Nonmotor Symptoms Questionnaire (scoring 0–30; higher = worse), PD Parkinson’s disease, UPDRS III Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, motor examination (scoring 0–108; higher = worse), Hoehn & Yahr staging scale (scoring I–V; higher = worse), Financial satisfaction scoring 0–10 (higher = better)

aOne additional participant lived in special (assisted) housing