Skip to main content
. 2018 Jan 29;8:1804. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-20129-2

Table 2.

Univariable and multivariable analysis of risk factors associated with ipsiversive SVV in PD-PS patients.

PD-PS with ipsiversive SVV (n=34) PD-PS without ipsiversive SVV (n=34) Univariable analysis* Multivariable analysis†
OR 95% CI p value OR 95% CI p value
Age (years) 66.74 ± 5.4 65.95 ± 8.0 1.02 0.93 to 1.11 0.681
Male gender (%) 20 (58.8) 13 (65.0) 0.79 0.25 to 2.46 0.679
Disease duration (years) 7.7 ± 3.0 8.4 ± 4.1 0.94 0.80 to 1.11 0.462
Hoehn and Yahr stage 2.2 ± 0.4 2.2 ± 0.3 1.65 0.29 to 9.42 0.574
UPDRS-III 22.7 ± 6.4 23.1 ± 4.6 0.99 0.90 to 1.09 0.790
PD motor subtype (PIGD/TD) 15/19 8/12 1.17 0.38 to 3.58 0.785
Degree of PS (°) 15.4 ± 3.26 14.8 ± 2.75 1.07 0.88 to 1.29 0.513
Direction of PS (R/L) 19/15 14/6 0.56 0.18 to 1.81 0.335
Degree of SVV (°) 6.5 ± 3.4 5.1 ± 4.7 1.09 0.93 to 1.27 0.284
Asymmetry of motor symptoms 5.6 ± 2.8 5.3 ± 2.3 1.05 0.84 to 1.30 0.689
PS tilting to the less affected hemibody (%) 21 (61.8) 11 (55.0) 1.32 0.43 to 4.02 0.630
Dominant side of motor symptoms (R/L) 22/12 10/10 1.80 0.59 to 5.52 0.304
Canal paresis (%)
  Ipsilateral 4 (11.8) 4 (20.0) 0.54 0.12 to 2.46 0.426
  No 30 (88.2) 16 (80.0)
EMG patterns of paraspinal muscles (%)
  Contralateral hyperactivity 28 (82.4) 10 (50.0) 4.38 1.27 to 15.11 0.019 5.76 1.04 to 31.95 0.045
  Bilateral hyperactivity 6 (17.6) 10 (50.0)
Back pain (%) 11 (32.3) 14 (70.0) 0.22 0.07 to 0.72 0.012 0.21 0.05 to 0.95 0.043
BBS 48.1 ± 2.4 51.6 ± 2.8 0.63 0.48 to 0.82 0.001 0.66 0.50 to 0.88 0.005
LEDD (mg) 569.3 ± 197.5 635.1 ± 248.8 0.99 0.99 to 1.00 0.310
Treatment regimen (%)
  Levodopa + dopamine agonist 27 (79.4) 17 (85.0) 1.00
  Levodopa 3 (8.8) 3 (15.0) 0.64 0.09 to 4.50 1.000
  Dopamine agonist 4 (11.8) 0 5.72 0.13 to 255.53 0.607
BMI (kg/m2) 24.4 ± 2.7 23.7 ± 2.6 1.10 0.89 to 1.36 0.371
MMSE 27.6 ± 2.0 28.6 ± 1.5 0.74 0.52 to 1.06 0.101 0.84 0.53 to 1.34 0.468
Education (years) 11.4 ± 3.7 12 ± 3.5 0.95 0.82 to 1.11 0.546

*p values and 95% CI were corrected using Bonferroni’s correction for multiple tests. Variables with p < 0.2 in univariable analysis were included in multivariable analysis. Reference. BBS: Berg Balance Scale, BMI: body mass index, LEDD: levodopa equivalent daily dose, MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination, PIGD: postural instability and gait disturbance, SVV: subjective visual vertical, TD: tremor dominant, UPDRS-III: Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale motor score.