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. 2023 Feb 17;9:29. doi: 10.1038/s41531-023-00466-4

Table 3.

Model-based predictions of two-year progression on clinical measurements.

Mild-motor predominant (I) Intermediate (II) Diffuse-malignant (III) p-value Post-hoc % imputed data
Count 201 153 49
Treatment initiation (Y/N) 8/6 3/1 2/0
Motor symptoms
ΔLEDD 218.56 (23.27) 223.13 (25.18) 278.10 (41.36) 0.39 41.1
ΔMotor composite 1.81 (0.36) 2.59 (0.38) 3.92 (0.76) 0.059 III > I (p = 0.053) 17.2
ΔMDS-UPDRS-III total 4.20 (0.83) 5.58 (0.92) 8.86 (1.74) 0.064 III > I (p = 0.053) 17.2
ΔBradykinesia 2.22 (0.47) 2.79 (0.52) 4.40 (1.03) 0.17 17.2
ΔRigidity 1.17 (0.24) 1.59 (0.27) 2.46 (0.49) 0.057 III > I (p = 0.049) 17.2
ΔPIGD −0.01 (0.12) 0.32 (0.14) 0.98 (0.28) 0.007

III > I (p = 0.006)

III > II (p = 0.077)

17.3
ΔResting tremor 0.50 (0.17) 0.41 (0.20) 0.45 (0.34) 0.89 17.2
ΔAction tremor −0.28 (0.12) −0.34 (0.13) −0.27 (0.23) 0.85 17.2
ΔMDS-UPDRS-II total 0.57 (0.31) 1.19 (0.33) 2.66 (0.63) 0.020

III > I (p = 0.015)

III > II (p = 0.085)

17.2
ΔROMP 0.23 (0.19) 0.64 (0.21) 0.89 (0.38) 0.18 17.2
ΔMDS-UPDRS-IV total 0.64 (0.20) 1.22 (0.24) 1.05 (0.40) 0.17 18.2
Motor symptom subscores relative to total MDS-UPDRS-III
ΔBradykinesia (%) 0.93 (0.53) 0.04 (0.64) −0.48 (1.10) 0.37 17.2
ΔRigidity (%) 1.39 (0.66) 1.67 (0.74) 1.53 (1.31) 0.86 17.2
ΔPIGD (%) −1.84 (0.45) −1.13 (0.55) 0.08 (0.95) 0.17 17.2
ΔResting tremor (%) 0.10 (0.44) 0.06 (0.50) 0.12 (0.93) 0.91 17.2
ΔAction tremor (%) −2.58 (0.44) −2.84 (0.51) −2.84 (0.89) 0.83 17.2
ΔOther (%) 1.53 (0.40) 1.74 (0.47) 1.80 (0.81) 0.85 17.2
Diffusivity of bradykinesia-rigidity symptoms
ΔRight vs. left −0.05 (0.01) −0.04 (0.01) −0.08 (0.02) 0.25 17.2
ΔArm vs. leg −0.03 (0.01) −0.05 (0.01) −0.07 (0.02) 0.21 17.2
Non-motor symptoms
ΔMDS-UPDRS-I total 0.03 (0.35) 0.67 (0.38) 2.25 (0.70) 0.025

III > I (p = 0.019)

III > II (p = 0.091)

17.2
ΔMoCA −0.58 (0.16) −1.13 (0.18) −1.64 (0.32) 0.004

I > II (p = 0.055)

I > III (p = 0.007)

19.2
ΔBDI-II 0.05 (0.32) 0.56 (0.35) 1.51 (0.60) 0.11 17.3
ΔSTAI - Trait −0.59 (0.47) −0.71 (0.52) 0.63 (0.91) 0.39 17.2
ΔSTAI - State −1.06 (0.46) −0.28 (0.52) 0.97 (0.87) 0.12 17.2
ΔQUIP −1.94 (0.63) 1.50 (0.72) 0.88 (1.30) 0.001 II > I (p = 0.007) 17.2
ΔPDQ-39 0.27 (0.59) 1.26 (0.62) 4.18 (1.12) 0.016

III > I (p = 0.011)

III > II (p = 0.047)

18.2
ΔRBDSQ 0.25 (0.16) 0.82 (0.18) 1.17 (0.32) 0.019

II > I (p = 0.066)

III > I (p = 0.035)

17.2
ΔSCOPA-AUT 1.24 (0.41) 1.06 (0.45) 4.02 (0.81) 0.004

III > I (p = 0.01)

III > II (p = 0.003)

17.2
ΔVIPD-Q 0.81 (0.53) 1.53 (0.62) 3.82 (1.19) 0.078 III > I (p = 0.061) 17.3

Estimated marginal means (standard errors) of two-year progression. ΔDelta (follow-up – baseline). PIGD Postural instability and gait disturbance, ROMP Radboud Oral Inventory for Parkinson’s Disease, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment, BDI Beck’s Depression Index, STAI State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, QUIP Questionnaire for Impulsive-Compulsive Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease, PDQ Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire, VIPD-Q Visual Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire.

P-values of significant between-subtype comparisons are listed in bold.