Table 4 Comparison of age at screening, gender, number of co-morbidities and duration of Parkinson’s disease between PTA and TAU groups

From: Using a smartphone-based self-management platform to support medication adherence and clinical consultation in Parkinson’s disease

  

n, mean (SD)

GLM analysis

Subgroup variable

Category

PTA

TAU

Difference and 95%CI

p-value

Age at screening (year)

     
 

≤61

33,6.08 (1.49)

45,5.69 (1.53)

0.08 (−0.44,0.59)

0.7752

 

>61

35,6.51 (1.54)

45,5.79 (1.54)

0.70 (0.23,1.17)

0.0036

Gender

     
 

Male

43,6.33 (1.52)

52,5.86 (1.49)

0.29 (−0.17,0.75)

0.2108

 

Female

25,6.24 (1.56)

38,5.58 (1.58)

0.51 (−0.03,1.04)

0.0636

Number of comorbidities

     
 

≤1

43,6.13 (1.64)

59,5.94 (1.45)

0.21 (−0.18,0.60)

0.2892

 

>1

25,6.59 (1.26)

31,5.37 (1.63)

0.84 (0.15,1.54)

0.0167

Parkinson’s disease duration (year)

     
 

≤4

37,6.56 (1.30)

52,5.88 (1.55)

0.47 (−0.03,0.96)

0.0630

 

>4

31,5.98 (1.71)

38,5.56 (1.50)

0.33 (−0.17,0.83)

0.1917

  1. GLM generalised linear model, PTA Parkinson’s tracker app, TAU treatment as usual