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. 2017 Jan 23;37(10):3409–3421. doi: 10.1177/0271678X16688919

Table 4.

WML rating scales and volumes (p value Pearson’s Chi squared for rating scales and Mann–Whitney for WML volume).

CN (n = 34) CP (n = 18) All IPD (n = 51) p value (IPD versus CN) p value (IPD versus CP) PIGD (n = 24) TD (n = 21) p value (PIGD versus TD)
Wahlund Score: N(%) Mild Moderate Severe 23 (67.6) 9 (26.5) 2 (5.9) 3 (16.7%) 12 (66.7%) 3 (16.7%) 17 (33.3) 23 (45.1) 11 (21.6) 0.005 0.3 6 (25.0%) 13 (54.2%) 5 (20.8%) 8 (38.1%) 8 (38.1%) 5 (23.8%) 0.6
Fazekas PVH: N(%) (0–1) Mild (2) Moderate (3) Severe 25 (73.5) 6 (17.6%) 3 (8.8%) 5 (27.8%) 10 (55.6%) 3 (16.7%) 22 (43.1) 20 (39.2) 9 (17.6) 0.02 0.4 8 (33.3%) 12 (50%) 4 (16.7%) 11 (52.4%) 7 (33.3%) 3 (14.3%) 0.5
Fazekas DWMH: N(%) (0–1) Mild (2) Moderate (3) Severe 28 (82.4%) 4 (11.8%) 2 (5.9%) 11 (61.1%) 5 (27.8%) 2 (11.1%) 27 (52.9) 18 (35.3) 6 (11.8) 0.02 0.9 10 (41.7%) 11 (45.8%) 3 (12.5%) 14 (66.7%) 5 (23.8%) 2 (9.5%) 0.2
WML Volume: (ml) Median (IR) 1.41 (3) 10.44 (15) 4 (9) 0.08 <0.001 8.03 (15) 1 (4) <0.001

CN: control negative; CP: control positive; DWMH, deep white matter hyperintensity; IPD: idiopathic Parkinson’s disease; PIGD: postural instability and gait disorder; PVH, periventricular hyperintensity; TD: tremor dominant; WML: white matter lesion.