Table 1.
Baseline Characteristic | FAS (N = 88) | Safety (N = 127) |
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Male; n (%) | 56 (63.6%) | 84 (66.1%) |
Age (yr); mean ± SD | 65.63 ± 10.14 | 65.20 ± 9.72 |
Duration of PD (yr); mean ± SD | 11.63 ± 5.95 | 10.38 ± 5.74 |
Duration of morning akinesia (yr); mean ± SD | 4.53 ± 3.27 | 4.23 ± 2.71 |
UPDRS Motor Score (ON); mean ± SD | 20.36 ± 9.71 | 20.05 ± 0.97 |
Duration of l‐dopa treatment (mo); mean ± SD | 57.49 ± 85.49 | 52.09 ± 85.66 |
Daily l‐dopa dose (mg); mean ± SD | 841 ± 512 | 965 ± 990 |
Use of adjunct medications; n (%) | ||
Dopamine agonists | 67 (76.1%) | 83 (65.4%) |
MAO‐B inhibitors | 45 (51.1%) | 59 (46.5%) |
COMT inhibitors | 42 (47.7%) | 51 (40.2%) |
Amantadine | 22 (25.0%) | 28 (22.0%) |
SD, standard deviation; PD, Parkinson's disease; UPDRS, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale; MAO‐B, monoamine oxidase; COMT, catechol‐O‐methyl transferase.