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. 2015 Aug 20;6(4):377–382. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2015.03.009

Table 2.

Factors associated CAM; Bivariate & multivariate analysis.

Variables Levels CAM (n = 106; 46%) No CAM (n = 127; 54%) Bivariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
p-value ORb 95% CIc p-value OR 95% CI
Age in years, mean ± SDa (range) 56 ± 11.2 (24–78) 58 ± 12 (33–85) 0.276
Gender Males, n (%) 76 (72) 95 (75) 0.285 0.853 0.48–1.53
Age onset PD in years, mean ± SD (range) 49 ± 11.16 (17–76) 52 ± 11.34 (29–76) 0.042 0.976 0.95–0.99 0.048 0.968 0.941.00
Duration PD, months; n (%) <36 19 (18) 38 (30) 0.001 1 0.003 1
36–72 16 (15) 44 (35) 0.727 0.33–1.61 0.913 0.372.24
>72 71 (58) 45 (35) 3.156 1.62–6.14 3.081 1.486.43
PD type Tremor 56 (53) 73 (58) 0.477 0.828 0.49–1.39
Akinetic-rigid 50 (48) 54 (43) 1.00
dH & Y Stage, mean ± SD (range) 2.35 ± 0.79 (1–4) 2.18 ± 0.68 (1–4) 0.156 0.120 −0.65–0.40
eUPDRS-III mean ± SD (range) 28 ± 11.73 (11–60) 22 ± 11.0 (4–59) 0.008 1.044 1.01–1.08
gLD/CD prescribed Yes 77 (73) 70 (55) 0.006 2.162 1.25–3.75
No 29 (27) 57 (45)
LD Dose; mg/day in-group, n (%) <250 14 (20) 18 (23) 0.801
250–400 30 (43) 27 (35)
400–600 13 (19) 15 (20)
>600 13 (19) 17 (22)
fLEDD; mean ± SD (range) 787.7 ± 431 (100–2500) 724.5 ± 435 (30–2149) 0.174
Initial LD response >70% 63 (59) 63 (50) 0.532
25-69% 22 (21) 37 (29)
<25% 8 (8) 7 (6)
No response 5 (5) 5 (3)
Cannot qualify 8 (8) 15 (12)
Current LD response >70% 45 (43) 51 (40) 0.736
25–69% 34 (32) 44 (35)
<25% 12 (11) 11 (9)
No response 7 (7) 6 (5)
Cannot qualify 8 (8) 15 (12)
Perceived health, n (%) Quite bad 7 (7) 1 (1) 0.001 <0.001 1
Bad 19 (14) 16 (13) 0.424 0.390 0.04–3.91
Fairly good 62 (59) 59 (47) 0.199 0.234 0.03–2.15
Good 18 (17) 51 (41) 0.017 0.004 0.01–0.61
Education Illiterate 4 (3.8) 11 (8.7) 0.002 1 0.006 1
<X std. 13 (12) 36 (28) 0.992 0.993 0.27–3.67 0.985 1.014 0.24–4.25
X/XII std. 31 (29) 38 (30) 0.201 2.243 0.65–7.74 0.315 0.205 0.52–7.76
>Graduate 58 (55) 44 (33) 0.031 3.798 1.1312.75 0.040 0.049 1.0715.35
Distance from hospital, hKm; n (%) <100 62 (58) 83 (65) 0.254
100–200 15 (14) 9 (7)
200–500 10 (9) 16 (13)
>500 19 (18) 19 (15)
Location, n(%) Rural 5 (4.7) 24 (19) 0.001 1.00 0.011 1.00
Urban 101 (95) 103 (81) 0.002 4.707 1.73–12.82 4.119 1.38–12.29

Bold values are the values which are statistically significant.

a

Standard deviation.

b

Odds ratio.

c

confidence interval.

d

modified Hoehn & Yahr stage.

e

Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale.

f

Levodopa equivalent daily dose.

g

Levodopa/Carbidopa.

h

Kilometer.