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. 2020 Jul 6;6:13. doi: 10.1038/s41531-020-0115-3

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics for bilateral patientsa,b.

Variable (mean ± SD (N)) Bilateral first lead Bilateral second lead Bilateral first vs second
STN (67) GPi (60) STN vs GPi STN (84) GPi (72) STN vs GPi STN GPi
Age 61.91 ± 8.82 (67) 63.95 ± 8.56 (60) p = 0.19 62.73 ± 9.53(84) 64.79 ± 8.37 (72) p = 0.24 p = 0.42 p = 0.57
Age at disease onset 50.46 ± 9.10 (63) 50.31 ± 9.54 (49) p = 0.93 50.87 ± 9.63 (77) 50.42 ± 9.45 (59) p = 0.78 p = 0.80 p = 0.95
Disease duration 11.11 ± 4.59 (63) 12.39 ± 4.91(49) p = 0.19 11.83 ± 4.54 (77) 13.49 ± 5.15 (59) p = 0.052 p = 0.27 p = 0.26
Months between surgeries 14.75 ± 13.30 (84) 11.87 ± 11.01 (72) p = 0.27
Gender (male no./no.) 52/67 46/60 p = 0.90 65/84 43/72 p = 0.58 p = 0.97 p = 0.69
LEDD 1572 ± 1443 (67) 1343 ± 733 (60) p = 0.46 1119 ± 756 (84) 1559 ± 1921 (72) p < 0.05 p < 0.01 p = 0.66
UPDRS-I 2.95 ± 2.05 (60) 2.25 ± 1.93 (56) p = 0.054 2.43 ± 1.80 (80) 2.11 ± 1.81 (69) p = 0.15 p = 0.15 p = 0.71
UPDRS-II 15.95 ± 5.91 (59) 16.66 ± 5.54 (56) p = 0.51 13.28 ± 5.52 (79) 14.36 ± 5.33 (69) p = 0.23 p < 0.01 p < 0.05
UPDRS-III off-med 41.17 ± 11.91 (58) 40.71 ± 10.94 (59) p = 0.83 38.54 ± 10.80 (59) 40.67 ± 10.63 (58) p = 0.19 p = 0.15 p = 0.98
UPDRS-III off-med contralateral tremor 4.00 ± 2.58 (58) 3.49 ± 2.41 (59) p = 0.31 3.44 ± 2.48 (59) 2.66 ± 2.50 (58) p = 0.07 p = 0.24 p < 0.05
UPDRS-III off-med contralateral rigidity 3.71 ± 1.53 (58) 3.36 ± 1.48 (59) p = 0.30 3.07 ± 1.40 (59) 3.84 ± 1.71 (58) p < 0.05 p < 0.05 p = 0.24
UPDRS-III off-med contralateral bradykinesia 8.05 ± 2.69 (58) 7.59 ± 2.61 (59) p = 0.32 7.47 ± 2.43 (59) 8.00 ± 2.82 (58) p = 0.28 p = 0.23 p = 0.46
UPDRS-III off-med PIGD 4.07 ± 2.38 (58) 5.44 ± 3.02 (59) p < 0.05 4.00 ± 2.26 (59) 5.79 ± 3.08 (58) p < 0.001 p = 0.84 p = 0.53
Berg balance scale 52.58 ± 4.10 (12) 48.67 ± 6.39 (30) p < 0.05 50.08 ± 7.27 (26) 49.51 ± 5.15 (39) p = 0.19 p = 0.23 p = 0.79
TUG 8.54 ± 2.60 (14) 9.22 ± 4.08 (31) p = 0.71 12.62 ± 15.17 (25) 9.96 ± 3.87 (45) p = 0.57 p = 0.43 p = 0.15
Dopamine responsivenessc −39.11 ± 22.31 (57) −34.45 ± 19.51 (57) p = 0.08 −30.99 ± 18.04 (54) −30.05 ± 17.48 (53) p = 0.78 p < 0.01 p = 0.21
MMSE 29.05 ± 0.97 (21) 27.75 ± 3.82 (20) p = 0.50
SWAL-QOL 85.80 ± 9.58 (10) 86.74 ± 7.62 (17) p = 0.79 88.86 ± 10.86 (14) 83.95 ± 10.21 (21) p = 0.08 p = 0.34 p = 0.60
Anxiety 12.00 ± 8.09 (23) 13.25 ± 9.05 (12) p = 0.98 12.29 ± 8.05 (66) 15.00 ± 9.41 (54) p = 0.12 p = 0.58 p = 0.59
Depression 10.79 ± 6.46 (14) 8.00 ± 6.91 (36) p = 0.44 7.79 ± 6.19 (34) 8.41 ± 6.57 (56) p = 0.64 p = 0.10 p = 0.45
Total PDQ 31.72 ± 14.87 (67) 32.79 ± 14.68 (60) p = 0.69 23.70 ± 12.51 (84) 25.87 ± 11.97 (72) p = 0.18 p < 0.001 p < 0.01
Mobility 40.82 ± 26.76 (67) 49.12 ± 25.58 (60) p = 0.06 34.00 ± 24.14 (84) 39.70 ± 21.12 (72) p = 0.08 p = 0.13 p < 0.05
ADL 43.66 ± 23.66 (67) 41.60 ± 23.01 (60) p = 0.64 29.94 ± 18.59 (84) 31.80 ± 18.65 (72) p = 0.47 p < 0.001 p < 0.05
Emotional well-being 30.85 ± 22.41 (67) 28.02 ± 21.08 (60) p = 0.52 20.41 ± 16.80 (84) 19.65 ± 16.67 (72) p = 0.88 p < 0.01 p < 0.05
Stigma 26.26 ± 23.35 (67) 24.48 ± 22.64 (60) p = 0.65 12.95 ± 14.93 (84) 19.75 ± 18.56 (72) p < 0.05 p < 0.001 p = 0.33
Social support 16.48 ± 19.33 (67) 14.51 ± 19.55 (60) p = 0.39 9.97 ± 14.58 (84) 11.46 ± 17.28 (72) p = 0.51 p < 0.05 p = 0.34
Cognition 28.17 ± 17.82 (67) 27.55 ± 18.44 (60) p = 0.69 22.92 ± 15.48 (84) 21.40 ± 14.86 (72) p = 0.53 p < 0.05 p = 0.07
Communication 28.54 ± 18.67 (67) 29.86 ± 22.01 (60) p = 0.97 24.31 ± 17.85 (84) 22.86 ± 17.09 (72) p = 0.65 p = 0.16 p = 0.11
Bodily discomfort 38.99 ± 22.64 (67) 47.01 ± 21.55 (60) p < 0.05 31.80 ± 22.67 (84) 39.41 ± 20.73 (72) p < 0.01 p < 0.05 p < 0.05

aAll statistics can be found in Supplementary Table 2.

bBold values represent significant differences.

cA negative value indicates more dopamine responsiveness.