Table 1.
Demographic information of data used in our study.
| Variable | PD | HC | p-values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (M/F) | 29/15 | 27/17 | 0.658b* |
| Age (years) | 63.95 ± 8.13 | 63.89 ± 7.61 | 0.968a* |
| Education (years) | 15.61 ± 2.88 | 16.07 ± 3.08 | 0.476a* |
| Disease duration (years) | 2.81 ± 1.24 | – | – |
| MDS-UPDRS III score | 32.14 ± 9.85 | – | – |
| H&Y score | 2.05 ± 0.47 | – | – |
| MoCA score | 27.66 ± 2.49 | 28.23 ± 1.49 | 0.197a* |
PD, Parkinson's disease; HC, Healthy controls; M/F, male/female.
MDS-UPDRS III, Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's.
Disease Rating Scale-part III.
MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment. H&Y = Hoehn-Yahr staging.
a
Two-sample t-test.
b
Chi-square test.
*
Statistical analyses have not shown significant difference between healthy controls and PD according to age, sex, MoCA score, and education year.