Table 3.
Comparison of the characteristics between WO patients of different assessment methods.
| Clinician identification (+) and CWOQ-9 (+) (n = 734) | Clinician identification (–) and CWOQ-9 (+) (n = 337) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male, n(%)a,$ | 395 (53.8%) | 175 (51.9%) | 0.57 |
| Age (years)b,& | 70.0 (9.8) | 69.3 (9.5) | 0.264 |
| Age at onset (years)b,& | 63.0 (10.5) | 64.9 (9.8) | 0.018* |
| Disease duration (years)b,& | 7.0 (4.8) | 4.6 (4.3) | <0.001* |
| H&Yb,& | 2.5 (0.9) | 2.0 (0.8) | <0.001* |
| CWOQ-9 scoreb,& | 3.7 (1.6) | 2.7 (1.6) | <0.001* |
| Motor symptoms | |||
| Tremora,$ | 533 (72.6%) | 240 (71.2%) | 0.635 |
| Slowness of movementa,$ | 639 (87.1%) | 217 (64.4%) | <0.001* |
| Stiffnessa,$ | 478 (65.1%) | 146 (43.3%) | <0.001* |
| Reduced dexteritya,$ | 449 (61.2%) | 112 (33.2%) | <0.001* |
| Muscle crampinga,$ | 123 (16.8%) | 34 (10.1%) | 0.004 |
| Non-motor symptoms | |||
| Mood changesa,$ | 162 (22.1%) | 44 (13.1%) | 0.001* |
| Pain/achinga,$ | 191 (26.0%) | 48 (14.2%) | <0.001* |
| Cloudy mind/ slowness of thinkinga,$ | 80 (10.9%) | 29 (8.6%) | 0.277 |
| Anxiety/panic attacksa,$ | 48 (6.5%) | 30 (8.9%) | 0.166 |
WO, Wearing-Off; CWOQ-9, Chinese version of 9-item of wearing-off questionnaire;
a
Presented as number(percentage).
b
Presented as mean (standard error).
$
Data were analyzed by χ2test.
&
Data were analyzed by Mann-Whitney U test.
*
p < 0.05 of the comparison between two groups.