Table 2.
Demographics characteristics between PD patients in cross-sectional and longitudinal cohorts.
| PD in the whole group (100) | PD in the longitudinal subgroup (51) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 59.77 ± 9.08 | 60.49 ± 8.19 | 0.635 |
| Sex (male/female) | 55/45 | 30/21 | 0.657 |
| Education | 8.15 ± 4.45 | 8.69 ± 4.46 | 0.490 |
| Duration | 2.82 ± 1.74 | 3.06 ± 2.00 | 0.441 |
| H-Y stage | 1.85 ± 0.64 | 1.96 ± 0.49 | 0.274 |
| UPDRS I | 1.23 ± 1.45 | 1.10 ± 1.14 | 0.571 |
| UPDRS II | 8.96 ± 5.21 | 8.18 ± 4.27 | 0.355 |
| UPDRS III | 25.26 ± 22.27 | 22.27 ± 12.03 | 0.200 |
| UPDRS IV | 0.96 ± 4.97 | 0.67 ± 1.34 | 0.680 |
| UPDRS total | 36.05 ± 18.78 | 32.41 ± 16.03 | 0.239 |
| PDQ-39 | 24.18 ± 19.48 | 21.72 ± 17.57 | 0.453 |
| MMSE | 26.98 ± 3.42 | 27.75 ± 2.77 | 0.170 |
H-Y, Hoehn-Yahr; UPDRS, Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale; PDQ-39, Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire (39 questions); MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination.