Table 1.
Control (n = 147)a | DLB (n = 28)a | PD (n = 224)a | iRBD (n = 26)a | ||||
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P-valueb | P-valueb | P-valueb | |||||
Age (years) | 68.3 ± 9.9 | 77.5 ± 5.9 | 5.0E-6* | 68.2 ± 8.6 | 0.93 | 74.5 ± 6.4 | 2.3E-3* |
# Females | 69 | 14 | 0.84 | 130 | 0.043* | 6 | 0.031* |
Body mass index (BMI) | 22.9 ± 3.0 | 20.9 ± 3.5 | 2.9E-3* | 21.7 ± 3.0 | 1.9E-4* | 24.4 ± 2.4 | 0.016* |
# Constipation (≤ twice a week) | 6 | 12 | 3.6E-7* | 80 | 3.3E-14* | 9 | 2.8E-5* |
Stool frequency/week | 7.9 ± 4.3 | 4.8 ± 4.6 | 7.7E-4* | 4.7 ± 4.1 | 6.8E-12* | 5.8 ± 5.7 | 0.034* |
Disease duration (years) | – | 2.1 ± 2.2 | – | 7.5 ± 6.1 | – | 6.4 ± 4.8 | – |
# Proton pump inhibitor | 12 | 6 | 0.045* | 35 | 0.038* | 7 | 0.011* |
# H2 blocker | 6 | 3 | 0.16 | 8 | 0.79 | 1 | 1.00 |
MDS-UPDRS | – | 59.2 ± 36.2 | – | 50.1 ± 23.1 | – | 7.6 ± 5.5 | – |
MDS-UPDRS III | – | 31.0 ± 21.0 | – | 26.4 ± 13.5 | – | 2.0 ± 2.6 | – |
aMean and SD are indicated when applicable. bEither Student’s t-test or Fisher’s exact test is applied to be compared to controls. *P < 0.05.