Table 1 Demographic characteristics of Parkinson’s disease and control subjects.

From: Non-motor symptom burden in patients with Parkinson’s disease with impulse control disorders and compulsive behaviours: results from the COPPADIS cohort

 

Control subjects

Parkinson’s disease

p value

N

179

613

–

Demographic

Sex (M/F)

85/94

367/246

0.004

Age (mean ± SD)

60.84 ± 8.33

62.47 ± 9.09

0.004

Culture levela

55/63/61

259/187/166

0.02

Lifestyleb

132/11/8/28

487/31/28/66

0.29

Habitatc

19/40/120

73/112/426

0.46

Premorbidity

Historical ICDs or CBs

0 (0%)

99 (16.1%)

< 0.001

Premorbid impulsive personality

2 (1.1%)

53 (8.65%)

< 0.001

Family history of ICDs or CBs

4 (2.2%)

54 (8.8%)

0.92

Family history of PD

30 (16.75%)

170 (27.7%)

0.004

Comorbidity

Antidepressant treatment

21(11.73%)

154(25.12%)

< 0.001

Anxiolytic treatment

22 (12.29%)

100 (16.31%)

0.23

Antipsychotic treatment

0 (0%)

13 (2.12%)

0.1

Smoke

79 (44.13%)

233 (38%)

0.16

Alcohol intake

36 (20.11%)

127(20.72%)

0.95

  1. Results for univariate tests: chi-square test, t test or Wilcoxon test.
  2. Significant p values are in bold.
  3. ICDs impulse control disorders, CBs compulsive behaviours, N number of subjects, M male, F female, SD standard deviation.
  4. aCulture level (Elementary/Hihg School/University education).
  5. bLifestyle (Married/Married with children/Others/Alone).
  6. cHabitat (Rural/Semiurban/Urban).
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