Table 2.
Parkinson’s Disease Composite Scale (PDCS) scores by subtype of Parkinson’s disease.
| Parkinson’s disease subtypesa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDCS | Tremor predominant | Intermediate | Postural instability and gait difficulty | P* |
| Motor | 6.35 (4.15) | 6.78 (4.68) | 14.03 (7.22) | 0.0001 |
| Non-motor | 5.29 (4.52) | 5.93 (5.05) | 11.04 (7.07) | 0.0001 |
| Complications | 1.43 (2.42) | 2.02 (2.89) | 5.06 (4.34) | 0.0001 |
| Disability | 0.81 (0.90) | 1.10 (0.80) | 2.47 (1.80) | 0.0001 |
| PDCS TOTAL | 13.92 (8.86) | 15.97 (10.36) | 32.28 (16.33) | 0.0001 |
Mean (standard deviation) of scores
*Kruskal–Wallis test
aAccording to the MDS-UPDRS