Table 2 Parkinson’s Disease Composite Scale (PDCS) scores by subtype of Parkinson’s disease.

From: Applications of the European Parkinson’s Disease Association sponsored Parkinson’s Disease Composite Scale (PDCS)

Parkinson’s disease subtypesa

PDCS

Tremor predominant

Intermediate

Postural instability and gait difficulty

P*

Motor

6.35 (4.15)

6.78 (4.68)

14.03 (7.22)

0.0001

Non-motor

5.29 (4.52)

5.93 (5.05)

11.04 (7.07)

0.0001

Complications

1.43 (2.42)

2.02 (2.89)

5.06 (4.34)

0.0001

Disability

0.81 (0.90)

1.10 (0.80)

2.47 (1.80)

0.0001

PDCS TOTAL

13.92 (8.86)

15.97 (10.36)

32.28 (16.33)

0.0001

  1. Mean (standard deviation) of scores
  2. *Kruskal–Wallis test
  3. aAccording to the MDS-UPDRS