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. 2022 Jun 7;22:213. doi: 10.1186/s12883-022-02713-2

Table 2.

Motor and non-motor assessments of pre-FoG and non-FoG subjects at baseline and their evolution of MDS-UPDRS scores

Non-FoG Pre-FoG P
(n = 115) (n = 68)
Motor assessments
Categorical Hoehn & Yahr 0.505
  Stage 1 54 (47.0%) 30 (44.1%)
  Stage 2 61 (53.0%) 37 (54.4%)
  Stages 3–5 0 (0.00%) 1 (1.47%)
Total Rigidity Score 3.00 [2.00;6.00] 3.50 [2.00;5.00] 0.888
TD/PIGD classification 0.003*
TD 90 (78.3%) 37 (54.4%)
PIGD 14 (12.2%) 19 (27.9%)
Indeterminate 11 (9.57%) 12 (17.6%)
PIGD score 2.00 [1.00;3.00] 3.00 [3.00;4.00]  < 0.001
Tremor Score 4.00 [2.00;6.00] 3.00 [1.75;5.00] 0.302
Modified Schwab & England ADL Score 95.0 [90.0;100] 90.0 [90.0;100] 0.106
MDS-UPDRS Part II Score 4.00 [2.00;7.00] 6.00 [3.00;9.25] 0.004*
MDS-UPDRS Part III Score 18.0 [14.0;24.5] 21.0 [15.8;25.0] 0.205
MDS-UPDRS Total Score 28.0 [21.0;36.0] 33.5 [25.8;41.0] 0.009*
Non-motor assessments
MDS-UPDRS Part I Score 5.00 [2.00;6.00] 6.00 [2.75;7.00] 0.031*
MDS-UPDRS Part I Features of Dopamine Dysregulation Syndrome 0.629
  0 113 (98.3%) 66 (97.1%)
  1 2 (1.74%) 2 (2.94%)
MDS-UPDRS Part I Fatigue  < 0.001*
  0 64 (55.7%) 31 (45.6%)
  1 49 (42.6%) 24 (35.3%)
  2 2 (1.74%) 9 (13.2%)
  3 0 (0.00%) 4 (5.88%)
MDS-UPDRS Part I Anxious Mood 0.665
  0 75 (65.2%) 42 (61.8%)
  1 37 (32.2%) 23 (33.8%)
  2 2 (1.74%) 3 (4.41%)
  3 1 (0.87%) 0 (0.00%)
MDS-UPDRS Part I Apathy 0.369
  0 100 (87.0%) 55 (80.9%)
  1 14 (12.2%) 13 (19.1%)
  2 1 (0.87%) 0 (0.00%)
MDS-UPDRS Part I Depressed Mood 0.713
  0 88 (76.5%) 49 (72.1%)
  1 24 (20.9%) 16 (23.5%)
  2 3 (2.61%) 3 (4.41%)
MDS-UPDRS Part I Cognitive Impairment 0.414
  0 88 (76.5%) 48 (70.6%)
  1 26 (22.6%) 18 (26.5%)
  2 1 (0.87%) 2 (2.94%)
MDS-UPDRS Part I Hallucinations and Psychosis 1.000
  0 110 (95.7%) 65 (95.6%)
  1 5 (4.35%) 3 (4.41%)
MOCA Score (adjusted for education) 28.0 [26.5;29.0] 27.0 [25.0;29.0] 0.008*
UPSIT Score 23.0 [17.0;28.0] 20.0 [14.8;29.0] 0.385
Benton Judgement of Line Orientation Score 14.0 [12.5;15.0] 14.0 [12.0;15.0] 0.667
Epworth Sleepiness Scale Score 5.00 [3.00;6.50] 6.00 [4.00;9.00] 0.004*
REM SleepBehavior Disorder Questionnaire Score 3.00 [2.00;5.50] 3.00 [2.00;5.00] 0.794
Geriatric Depression Scale Score 2.00 [1.00;3.00] 2.00 [1.00;3.00] 0.211
STAI Total Score 60.0 [51.0;75.0] 64.0 [49.8;70.5] 0.990
Any QUIP disorder 28 (24.3%) 12 (17.6%) 0.266
SDMT Score 44.0 [37.0;50.0] 37.5 [32.8;45.0]  < 0.001*
HVLT Immediate/Total Recall 25.0 [22.0;30.0] 23.5 [20.8;26.0] 0.004*
HVLT Discrimination Recognition 10.0 [9.00;11.0] 10.0 [9.00;11.0] 0.282
HVLT Retention 0.90 [0.78;1.00] 0.88 [0.74;1.00] 0.247
SCOPA-AUT Gastrointestinal Score 1.00 [0.00;2.00] 2.00 [1.00;4.00] 0.008*
SCOPA-AUT Urinary Score 3.00 [2.00;5.00] 4.00 [2.00;6.00] 0.076
SCOPA-AUT Cardiovascular Score 0.00 [0.00;0.00] 0.00 [0.00;1.00] 0.085
SCOPA-AUT Thermoregulatory Score 1.00 [0.00;2.00] 1.00 [0.00;2.00] 0.781
SCOPA-AUT Pupillomotor Score 0.00 [0.00;3.00] 0.00 [0.00;2.00] 0.733
SCOPA-AUT Sexual Dysfunction Score 0.00 [0.00;2.00] 0.00 [0.00;2.00] 0.758
SCOPA-AUT Total Score 7.00 [4.50;11.0] 8.00 [6.00;13.2] 0.064
Semantic Fluency Total Score 50.0 [45.0;59.0] 47.0 [41.8;56.0] 0.053
Letter Number Sequencing Score 11.0 [9.00;13.0] 10.0 [9.00;12.0] 0.129
MCI test score (= 1) 0.10 (0.30) 0.19 (0.40) 0.087
Evolution of MDS UPDRS scores at year five (pre-FoG n = 68, non-FoG n = 115)
  Change of MDS-UPDRS Part I 3.00 [1.00;5.50] 5.00 [2.00;9.00] 0.004*
  Change of MDS-UPDRS Part II 3.00 [1.00;6.00] 7.00 [3.00;11.0] < 0.001*
  Change of MDS-UPDRS Part III 9.00 [4.00;17.0] 13.5 [6.50;22.0] 0.066*

P <0.05 was presented with ‘*’