Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of PD patients

Subject, n (%)

24 (36.9)

41 (63.1)

–

Gender, F/M

9/15

15/26

0.941^a

Age, mean ± SD

67.7 ± 10.0

63.4 ± 10.1

0.105^b

Duration, years (IR)

3.0 (2.0–5.75)

3.0 (1.5–5.0)

0.568^c

MDS-UPDRS total, mean ± SD

62.7 ± 23.4

54.7 ± 28.4

0.248^b

MDS-UPDRS III, mean ± SD

36.3 ± 15.3

32.6 ± 17.8

0.403^b

LEDD, mg (IR)

0.0 (0.0–300.0)

0.0 (0.0–300.0)

0.769^c

Hoehn & Yahr, (IR)

2.0 (1.625–2.5)

2.0 (1.5–2.5)

0.480^c

FAB, (IR)

10.0 (9.0–11.0)

15.0 (13.0–16.0)

< 0.001^c

MMSE, (IR)

26.0 (24.0–27.0)

28.0 (27.0–29.0)

0.001^c

HAMA, (IR)

8.0 (5.0–15.75)

8.0 (5.0–13.5)

0.989^c

HAMD, (IR)

6.5 (4.25–11.0)

7.0 (2.5–12.0)

0.865^c