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. 2021 Nov 15;12:673816. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.673816

Table 2.

Parkinson's disease clinical characteristics.

Mean age at diagnosis (years) (SD, range)* 58.8 (13.6, 24–88)
Mean Parkinson's disease duration (years) (SD, range)* 9.2 (6.5, 1–30)
Parkinson's disease phenotype (%)*
   Tremor dominant 30.1
   Postural instability and gait impairment 20.4
   Akinetic rigid 38.9
   Young onset (<40 years) 10.7
   Late onset (>60 years) 49.5
Disease complication (%)*
   Motor fluctuations 58.3
   Dyskinesia 58.3
   Wearing off 81.6
   Impulse control disorder 19.4
Non-motor symptom (%)
   Hyposmia 73.8
   REM sleep behaviour disorder 48.5
Risk factor (%)
   Family history of Parkinson's disease 18.4
   Prior neuroleptic use 2.9
   Any head trauma 10.7
Levodopa equivalent daily dose (mg), (SD, range)* 834.8 (527.3, 0–2,186)
Mean MDS unified Parkinson's disease rating scale-III
(‘on’ state) (SD, range)*
32.9 (17.7, 5–91)
Parkinson's disease therapy (%)*
   Treatment naïve 4.9
   Oral levodopa 89.3
   Dopamine agonist 40.0
   Monoamine oxidase B inhibitor 18.4
   Anticholinergic 12.6
   Catechol-O-methyl transferase inhibitor 23.3
   Amantadine# 12.6
   Levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel 8.7
   Deep brain stimulation 10.7
   Apomorphine (subcutaneous infusion) 6.8
Quality of life
   PDQ-39 summary index (SD) 29.2 (17.3)
   MDS non-motor symptoms score (NMSS) – total score (SD) 62.7 (42.9)
Gastrointestinal symptoms*
   Cleveland constipation score (SD) 7.2 (4.7)
   Constipation score as per ROME IV criteria (SD) 4.4 (3.5)
   Functional constipation as per ROME IV criteria (%) 78.6
Chronic pain over last 3 months (%)* 72.8
   Pain score (visual analogue scale, 0–10) (SD) 4.9 (2.5)
International physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) score
(MET-minutes/week) (SD)*
1823.6 (1693.6)

SD, Standard Deviation.

#

Not considered an anticholinergic agent.

*

This data is partially reproduced from Lubomski et al. (16).