TABLE 1.
Demographic characteristics of included participants with Parkinson’s disease.
Group | M1 group (n = 9) | DLPFC group (n = 9) | Cerebellum group (n = 9) | Sham group (n = 9) | P value |
Age (years) | 54.20 ± 4.1 | 50.09 ± 2.4 | 61.30 ± 7.9 | 58.30 ± 8.0 | 0.60 |
Gender (M/F) | 8/1 | 6/3 | 2/7 | 3/6 | <0.01 |
H&Y stage | 1.89 ± 0.6 | 1.67 ± 0.5 | 2.13 ± 0.6 | 1.78 ± 0.7 | 0.75 |
More affected side (L/R) | 2/7 | 1/8 | 2/7 | 1/8 | 0.85 |
Duration of diagnosed (months) | 93.54 ± 68.2 | 73.81 ± 39.2 | 49.11 ± 39.3 | 100.18 ± 147.0 | 0.43 |
UPDRS | 33.22 ± 13.1 | 25.56 ± 17.0 | 24.22 ± 9.9 | 23.44 ± 14.7 | 0.48 |
MMSE | 28.11 ± 1.8 | 28.89 ± 1.8 | 27.33 ± 2.2 | 28.89 ± 2.0 | 0.29 |
LEDD (mg) | 592.1 ± 208.2 | 603.89 ± 357.3 | 468.22 ± 212.1 | 426.11 ± 243.7 | 0.41 |
M, male; F, female; H&Y, Hoehn and Yahr stage; L, left; R, right; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; LEDD: levodopa equivalent daily dosage.