Table 1. Demographic information of patients with Parkinson’s disease.
| Characteristic | HY1PD (n = 38) | HY2PD (n = 47) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) [95% CI], y | 55.7 (8.2) [53.0–58.4] | 59.0 (9.3) [56.2–61.8] | 0.090a |
| Female/male, No. (%male) | 17/21 (52.3) | 15/32 (68.1) | 0.264b |
| Left-handed/right-handed, No.(%right-handed) | 2/35 (92.1) | 4/40 (85.1) | 0.678b |
| Education, mean (SD) [95% CI], y | 14.7 (2.8) [13.8–15.6] | 15.5 (2.7) [14.7–16.3] | 0.189a |
| Disease duration, mean (SD) [95% CI], y | 5.2 (5.2) [3.4–6.9] | 7.9 (7.8) [5.6–10.2] | 0.117c |
| UPRDS-III, mean (SD) [95% CI] | 15.3 (6.0) [13.3–17.3] | 24.9 (8.2) [22.5–27.3] | <0.001a |
| MOCA, mean (SD) [95% CI] | 27.6 (2.0) [27.0–28.2] | 27.9 (1.8) [27.3–28.4] | 0.571c |
| GDS, mean (SD) [95% CI] | 4.5 (1.0) [4.2–4.9] | 4.3 (1.4) [3.9–4.7] | 0.518c |
| UPSIT, mean (SD) [95% CI] | 26.2 (6.3) [24.2–28.3] | 22.9 (9.0) [20.2–25.5] | 0.055a |
| SCOPA-AUT score, mean (SD) [95% CI] | 7.4 (5.4) [5.6–9.2] | 9.7 (5.8) [8.0–11.4] | 0.039c |
Notes.
Abbreviations
- HY1PD
- Hoehn and Yahr stage 1 Parkinson disease
- HY2PD
- Hoehn and Yahr stage 2 Parkinson disease
- UPDRS-III
- MDS-Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale-Motor Subscale
- MOCA
- Montreal cognitive assessment
- GDS
- Geriatric depression scale
- UPSIT
- University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test
- SCOPA-AUT
- Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson’s disease
a
Based on independent-sample t test.
b
Based on χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test.
c
Based on Mann–Whitney U test.