Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of study participants
| Variables | PD patients (n = 43) | Healthy control (n = 24) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (female/male) | 19/24 | 11/13 | 0.549a |
| Age (years) | 58.40 ± 1.37 | 57.92 ± 1.58 | 0.695b |
| Disease duration (years) | 2.27 ± 0.34 | N.A. | N.A. |
| H-Y | 1.93 ± 0.11 | N.A. | N.A. |
| UPDRS part I | 8.72 ± 0.76 | N.A. | N.A. |
| UPDRS part III | 31.35 ± 2.05 | N.A. | N.A. |
Numbers are expressed as mean ± SEM
N.A. not available, PD Parkinson’s disease, H-Y Hoehn-Yahr staging scale, UPDRS Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale
aFisher’s exact test
bMann-Whitney test