Table 1:
Participant Demographics and Clinical Characteristics
| RSO-PD | LSO-PD | Controls | Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| ||||
| N | 15 | 15 | 20 | — |
| Age, mean (SD), years | 66.9 (6.9) | 69.9 (7.1) | 66.0 (8.9) | ns |
| Education, mean (SD), years | 16.7 (2.8) | 16.1 (2.6) | 15.7 (2.6) | ns |
| Sex Ratio (male:female) | 9:6 | 10:5 | 12:8 | ns |
| Race and Ethnicity | ns | |||
| White | 13 | 14 | 19 | |
| Hispanic | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Black | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Handedness (right:left) | 13:2 | 12:3 | 18:2 | ns |
| DRS-II total score, mean (SD) | 140.7 (2.9) | 137.4 (5.6) | 140.4 (3.8) | ns |
| Symptom duration, mean (SD), years | 7.8 (5.0) | 7.3 (3.7) | — | ns |
| UPDRS total motor, mean (SD), on medication | 21.1 (7.6) | 25.8 (9.9) | — | ns |
| BDI-II, total score, mean (SD) | 6.1 (3.8) | 9.2 (7.8) | 4.6 (5.5) | ns |
| AS, total score, mean (SD) | 9.1 (4.8) | 12.5 (6.7) | 9.0 (4.1) | ns |
RSO-PD: Right-sided motor symptom onset; LSO-PD: Left-sided motor symptom onset; SD: Standard Deviation;DRS-II: Dementia Rating Scale-II;UPDRS:Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (motor scale);BDI-II:Beck Depression Inventory-II; AS: Apathy Scale