Table 1.
Patient characteristics, BioFINDER cohort
Control | PD | PDD | MSA | PSP | Controls that converted to LBD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 47 | 50 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
αSyn RT-QuIC positive (%) |
8 (17%) |
47 (94%) |
14 (100%) |
5 (33%) |
5 (33%) |
2 (100%) |
Sex Female/Male (% Female) |
27/20 (57%) |
25/25 (50%) |
6/8 (43%) |
6/9 (40%) |
8/7 (53%) |
1/1 (50%) |
Age in years | 66.6 (8.9) | 68.0 (6.9) |
71.1 (6.2) |
66.6 (6.6) |
72.3 (5.5) c, d, i |
65.0 (4.2) |
MMSE |
28.7 (1.3) |
28.9 (1.3) |
21.9 (3.8)c, d |
27.3 (2.9)e, f |
24.8 (4.8)c, d |
28.5 (2.1)h |
Disease Duration in years | NA | 6.8 (3.8) | 16.8 (6.9)d |
6.9 (2.7)f |
6.8 (3.8)f |
NA |
UPDRS III |
1.9 (2.7) |
13.1 (7.9)a |
38.4 (11.0)a, d |
44.5 (17.5)a, d |
47.5 (14.3)a, d |
0.5 (0.7)e, h, i, j |
Hoehn & Yahr | NA |
2.1 (0.6) |
3.3 (0.7)d |
4.1 (0.89) d, h |
4.3 (0.7) d, g |
0 (0)e, h, I, j |
Data is given as mean and standard deviation (SD) except for in dichotomized values. Significances were analyzed using Mann–Whitney or in the case of dichotomized values Chi-square. a) p < 0.001 vs. control; b) p < 0.01 vs. control; c) p < 0.05 vs. control; d) p < 0.001 vs. PD; e) p < 0.05 vs. PD; f) p < 0.001 vs. PDD; g) p < 0.01 vs. PDD; h) p < 0.05 vs. PDD) i: p < 0.05 vs. MSA; j) p > 0.05 vs. PSP