Table 2.
Acceptability parameters of the preliminary Movement Disorder Society‐Non‐Motor Symptoms scale
| Parkinson's disease patients | Healthy controls | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floor effect (%) | Ceiling effect (%) | Skewness | Floor effect (%) | Ceiling effect (%) | Skewness | |
| A. Depression | 29.0** | 0 | 2.67 | 68.4 | 0 | 2.85 |
| B. Anxiety | 27.5* | 0 | 2.36 | 52.6 | 0 | 3.63 |
| C. Apathy | 39.1*** | 0 | 2.64 | 89.5 | 0 | 2.92 |
| D. Psychosis | 76.5 | 0 | 3.21 | 89.5 | 0 | 2.80 |
| E. ICD & related disorders | 79.7 | 0 | 3.43 | 89.5 | 0 | 3.48 |
| F. Other NPS | 53.6 | 0 | 3.49 | 52.6 | 0 | 1.93 |
| G. Cognition | 18.8 | 0 | 1.89 | 36.8 | 0 | 2.63 |
| H. Orthostasis | 55.1* | 0 | 2.16 | 84.2 | 0 | 3.31 |
| I. Urinary | 33.3** | 0 | 1.95 | 68.4 | 0 | 4.22 |
| J. Sexual | 61.2* | 4.5 | 2.45 | 63.2 | 0 | 3.84 |
| K. Gastrointestinal | 31.9* | 0 | 4.21 | 63.2 | 0 | 2.03 |
| L. Thermoregulatory | 55.1 | 1.5 | 2.24 | 73.7 | 0 | 3.38 |
| M. Sleep & wakefulness | 7.3** | 0 | 2.57 | 31.6 | 0 | 3.14 |
| N. Pain | 34.8* | 0 | 1.82 | 63.2 | 0 | 3.19 |
| O. Others | 22.1*** | 0 | 2.53 | 78.9 | 0 | 4.18 |
| MDS‐NMS total | 0** | 0 | 2.43 | 10.5 | 0 | 2.17 |
| P. Non‐motor fluctuations | 51.0*** | 2.0 | 4.64 | ‐‐ | ‐‐ | ‐‐ |
Abbreviations: MDS‐NMS, Movement Disorder Society‐Non‐Motor Symptoms scale.
Statistically significant difference between patients and controls for floor effect:
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.
The rest of differences was not significant.