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. 2019 May 27;266(9):2164–2176. doi: 10.1007/s00415-019-09337-6

Table 3.

Complications of therapy (UPDRS IV), UPDRS-I, ADL and H&Y stage at baseline (before LCIG treatment) and at each follow-up visit, without LOCF

BL mean score ( ± SD) (Range) N Visit 2 N Visit 3 N Reduction at V3 vs BL *p value at V2 vs BL
**p value at V3 vs BL
p ANOVA for repeated measures
UPDRS IV total score (Items 32–42) 8.2 (3.27) (0–18) 134 4.7 (2.88) (0–14) 124 4.9 (3.12) (0–14) 112 − 40% * < 0.001 ** < 0.001  < 0.001
Dyskinesia duration (Item 32) 1.8 (1.04) (0–4) 134 1.2 (0.89) (0–4) 127 1.3 (1.02) (0–4) 113 − 28% * < 0.001 ** < 0.001  < 0.001
Dyskinesia disability (Item 33) 1.5 (1.11) (0–4) 133 0.9 (1.02) (0–4) 124 0.9 (1.01) (0–4) 112 − 40% * < 0.001 ** < 0.001  < 0.001
Painful dyskinesia (Item 34) 0.8 (0.97) (0–4) 133 0.4 (0.69) (0–4) 124 0.4 (0.73) (0–4) 112 − 50% * < 0.001 ** < 0.001  < 0.001
Presence of early morning dystonia (Item 35) 58 (44%) (0–1) 133 35 (28%) 127 28 (25%) 113 − 43% *0.002 ** < 0.001  < 0.001 (Logit)
OFF time duration (Item 39) 2.0 (0.81) (0–4) 137 0.9 (0.69) (0–3) 127 1.0 (0.75) (0–3) 114 − 50% * < 0.001 ** < 0.001  < 0.001
UPDRS I total score
OFF 6.8 (4.75) (0–16) 79 5.9 (3.86) (0–16) 81 6.0 (3.71) (1–16) 65 − 12% *0.054 0.006
ON 4.3 (3.08) (0–12) 96 3.6 (2.71) (0–12) 126 3.8 (2.78) (0–12) 110 − 12% **0.055 0.008
UPDRS II (ADL) total score
 OFF 29.2 (9.63) (0–48) 97 25.7 (8.49) (8–43) 86 25.5 (8.76) (8–46) 72 − 13% * < 0.001 **0.003  < 0.001
ON 18.2 (9.39) (0–39) 111 16.2 (8.49) (1–43) 127 16.2 (8.45) (1–34) 109 − 11% *0.003 **0.078  < 0.001
UPDRS V (Hoehn and Yahr)
OFF  3.99 (0.82) (2–5) 120  3.59 (0.85) (1–5)  100  3.7 (0.81) (2–5)  88  − 7%  *< 0.001 **0.003  < 0.001
ON 3.07 (0.75) (1–5) 135 2.72 (0.77) (0–5) 128 2.77 (0.83) (0–5) 115 − 10% * < 0.001 ** < 0.001  < 0.001

ADL activities of daily living, BL baseline, LCIG levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel, SD standard deviation; UPDRS, United Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale