Table 1 Patient demographics and characteristics.
Variable | Patients (N = 96) |
|---|---|
Age, years | 62.3 (8.5) |
Age categories, n (%) | |
< 40 years | 2 (2.1) |
40 to < 65 years | 49 (51.0) |
65 to < 75 years | 41 (42.7) |
≥ 75 years | 4 (4.2) |
Sex, n (%) | |
Male | 44 (45.8) |
Female | 52 (54.2) |
Time from first onset of Parkinson’s disease symptoms, years | 12.5 (5.8) |
Caregiver availability, n (%) | 63 (65.6) |
History of deep brain stimulation | 8 (8.3) |
Hoehn and Yahr scorea | 2.8 (0.9) |
Stage 1, n (%) | 0 (0.0) |
Stage 2, n (%) | 41 (43.6) |
Stage 3, n (%) | 38 (40.4) |
Stage 4, n (%) | 5 (5.3) |
Stage 5, n (%) | 10 (10.6) |
MDS-UPDRS Part I total score | 12.9 (5.7) |
MDS-UPDRS Part II total score | 16.9 (6.8) |
MDS-UPDRS Part III total scoreb | 46.1 (21.4) |
Part III bradykinesiab | 14.0 (6.5) |
Part III postural instabilityb | 1.4 (0.8) |
Part III upper extremity tremorb | 2.2 (2.6) |
MDS-UPDRS Part IV total score | 8.1 (3.5) |
MDS-UPDRS consensus-UPDRS total scorec | 88.9 (23.2) |
MDS-UPDRS mean-UPDRS total scored | 84.7 (21.7) |
PDQ-39 summary index | 33.9 (17.3) |
Schwab and England ADL scale | 73.5 (12.4) |