Table 1.
Demographic and Parkinson’s disease-related clinical characteristics of surveyed participants
| Variable | No. | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| ≤ 60 | 46 | 22.55 |
| 61–70 | 84 | 41.76 |
| ≥ 71 | 74 | 36.27 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 115 | 56.37 |
| Female | 89 | 43.63 |
| Resident location | ||
| Urban | 172 | 84.31 |
| Rural | 32 | 15.69 |
| Education level | ||
| ≤ 6 | 39 | 19.12 |
| 7–12 | 127 | 62.25 |
| ≥ 13 | 38 | 18.63 |
| Occupation (employment) | ||
| self-employed | 32 | 15.69 |
| Stable work or retirees | 172 | 84.31 |
| Number of anti-PD drug | ||
| ≤ two drugs | 145 | 71.08 |
| ≥ three drugs | 59 | 28.92 |
| PD course | ||
| ≤ 5 | 133 | 65.20 |
| ≥ 6 | 71 | 34.80 |
| MDS-UPDRS (Hoehn & Yahr Grade) | ||
| ≤ 50(I ~ II) | 115 | 56.37 |
| 51–100(III) | 89 | 43.63 |