Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of participants.
| HC | PD | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 30 | 32 | |
| Age (years) | 62.43 ± 6.43 | 65.66 ± 10.16 | 0.139 |
| Height (cm) | 163.23 ± 4.72 | 165.78 ± 6.74 | 0.106 |
| Weight (kg) | 63.23 ± 8.61 | 65.94 ± 10.05 | 0.261 |
| Male (%) | 17 (56.7) | 22 (68.8) | 0.325 |
| MoCA | 25.40 ± 1.16 | 25.00 ± 2.58 | 0.618 |
| Education (%) | 0.094 | ||
| Illiteracy | 1 (3.3) | 4 (12.5) | |
| Primary school | 7 (23.4) | 7 (21.9) | |
| Middle school | 22 (73.3) | 17 (53.1) | |
| College | 0 | 4 (12.5) | |
| Duration of PD (years) | 2.41 ± 1.30 | ||
| H-Y stage | 1.73 ± 0.44 | ||
| Onset side (%) | Left (62.5) | ||
| UPDRS III total scores | 22.91 ± 9.32 |
Data is shown as Mean ± SD. MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment; H-Y stage: Hoehn-Yahr stage; UPDRS III: Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale part 3.