Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the PD patients.
| Mean (SD) | n | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic | ||
| Age (years) | 69.50 (5.45) | 22 |
| Females | – | 5 |
| Males | – | 17 |
| Disease duration (years) | 11.10 (6.04) | 22 |
| Age at onset | 58.24 (8.08) | 22 |
| Clinical characteristics | ||
| MDS-UPDRS | ||
| Total score | 60.29 (19.71) | 21 |
| Motor subscore (part III) | 31.71 (10.03) | 21 |
| Speech item (3.1) | 1.43 (0.97) | 21 |
| Finger tapping item (3.4) | 2.47 (1.63) | 21 |
| Gait item (3.10) | 0.76 (0.62) | 21 |
| Hoehn and Yahr score | 2.28 (0.46) | 22 |
| Minibest Test | 22.05 (4.44) | 21 |
| Neuropsychological assessment | ||
| MoCA | 25.81 (2.38) | 21 |
| Stroop test | ||
| Naming interference time | 111.50 (77.72) | 20 |
| Naming interference errors | 5.30 (6.10) | 20 |
| Trail making test | ||
| B/A ratio | 2.91 (1.14) | 21 |
| Digit Span (forward) | 8.90 (1.94) | 21 |
| Digit Span (backward) | 5.76 (1.73) | 21 |
Maximal scores are 4 for speech item (3.1), 8 for finger tapping item (3.4), and 4 for gait item (3.10) of the MDS-UPDRS. Due to fatigue, note that some patients were not able to undergo the whole set of clinical or neuropsychological examinations
MDS-UPDRS Movement Disorder Society—Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment