Table 3.
Correlation analyses of variables and phosphorylated α-synuclein positivity in iRBD patients
| Variables | ρ | P |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical features analysis (Bonferroni α = 0.007) | ||
| Duration of illness | −0.03 | 0.89 |
| Antidepressant use | −0.11 | 0.59 |
| MDS-UPDRS III | 0.05 | 0.80 |
| UMSARS Part 1 | 0.12 | 0.58 |
| UMSARS Part 2 | −0.34 | 0.11 |
| MoCA | 0.23 | 0.28 |
| UPSIT | −0.23 | 0.28 |
| Quality of life and symptom analysis (Bonferroni α = 0.003) | ||
| ESS | 0.01 | 0.96 |
| Shrag QoL motor | 0.01 | 0.97 |
| Shrag QoL nonmotor | 0.17 | −0.04 |
| Shrag QoL mood | 0.10 | 0.66 |
| Shrag QoL total score | 0.10 | 0.66 |
| COMPASS-31 orthostatic | 0.18 | 0.39 |
| COMPASS-31 vasomotor | −0.05 | 0.81 |
| COMPASS-31 secretomotor | 0.46 | 0.02 |
| COMPASS-31 gastrointestinal | 0.02 | 0.93 |
| COMPASS-31 bladder | −0.09 | 0.66 |
| COMPASS-31 pupillomotor | 0.12 | 0.58 |
| COMPASS-31 total score | 0.17 | 0.41 |
| OHQ total score | 0.11 | 0.61 |
| Autonomic testing analysis (Bonferroni α = 0.004) | ||
| E:I ratio | −0.35 | 0.08 |
| Valsalva BP baseline | −0.11 | 0.60 |
| Valsalva P2 BP recovery | −0.01 | 0.98 |
| Valsalva P4 overshoot | −0.31 | 0.14 |
| Tilt ΔSBP | −0.10 | 0.64 |
| QSART volume forearm | −0.17 | 0.44 |
| QSART volume proximal leg | −0.04 | 0.87 |
| QSART volume distal leg | −0.05 | 0.81 |
| QSART volume foot | 0.09 | 0.68 |
| CASS sudomotor | 0.21 | 0.32 |
| CASS cardiovagal | 0.40 | 0.06 |
| CASS adrenergic | 0.60 | 0.002 |
| CASS total | 0.60 | 0.002 |
Correlations that remain significant after Bonferroni correction are bolded and italicized.
iRBD, isolated REM sleep behavior disorder; MDS-UPDRS, Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale; UMSARS, Unified Multiple System Atrophy Rating Scale; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; CASS, Composite Autonomic Severity Scale; UPSIT, University of Pittsburg Smell Identification Test; COMPASS, Composite Autonomic Symptom Scale-31; OHQ, Orthostatic Hypotension Questionnaire; SCOPA-AUT, Scale for Outcomes in PD-Autonomic.