Table 1.
Characteristics and clinical indices of PD patients and controls.
| Group | n | Age (years) | Gender | Duration (years) | UPDRS | UPDRS III | H&Y stage | NMSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Male/Female | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
| PD | 268 | 60.59 ± 11.112 | 156/112 | 4.88 ± 4.00 | 27.14 ± 15.69 | 12.77 ± 7.703 | 1.903 ± 0.865 | 9.716 ± 6.673 |
| Control | 268 | 59.41 ± 11.113 | 168/100 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| P-value | 0.931 | 0.289 |
UPDRS, Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale; H&Y stage, Hoehn–Yahr stage; NMSS, Non-motor Symptoms Scale for Parkinson’s disease; NA, not applicable; PD, Parkinson’s disease; SD, standard deviation; UPDRS III, motor function evaluation.