Table 2.
Comparison of NMSS-K score between PD with dysphagia and PD without dysphagia group.
NMSS domain | PD with dysphagia (n = 10) |
PD without dysphagia (n = 17) |
p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Cardiovascular | 3.46 ± 0.84 | 2.17 ± 1.42 | <0.05 |
Sleep/Fatigue | 7.10 ± 1.20 | 3.94 ± 2.66 | <0.05 |
Mood | 6.60 ± 3.41 | 4.41 ± 3.52 | 0.13 |
Perceptual problems | 2.60 ± 1.51 | 1.29 ± 1.21 | 0.33 |
Attention/Memory | 6.00 ± 2.11 | 3.18 ± 2.92 | <0.05 |
Gastrointestinal | 4.60 ± 1.51 | 3.06 ± 0.49 | <0.05 |
Urinary | 3.20 ±1.40 | 2.47 ± 0.50 | 0.33 |
Sexual function | 1.50 ± 1.18 | 1.18 ± 1.47 | 0.54 |
Miscellaneous | 3.70 ± 2.50 | 3.06 ± 2.11 | 0.48 |
Total NMSS | 38.70 ± 17.35 | 24.76 ± 13.82 | <0.05 |
These values represent the means ± the standard deviation. NMSS-K, Korean version of non-motor symptoms scale; PD, Parkinson's disease. Bold: Statistically significant.