Personality traits (FPI-R), depression (D-S), and state of health (Bf-S) in six monozygotic (MZ) and nine dizygotic twin pairs discordant for idiopathic Parkinson’s disease and 17 healthy controls
| MZ (n=12) | DZ (n=18) | Controls (n=17) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPI-R: | ||||
| Life satisfaction | 5.3 (2.7) | 5.7 (2.0) | 6.8 (1.5) | 0.12 |
| Social orientation | 5.1 (1.4) | 5.4 (1.7) | 5.8 (1.7) | 0.55 |
| Achievement orientation | 3.2 (1.5)1-150 1-151 | 5.1 (2.1) | 5.8 (1.5) | 0.003 |
| Inhibitedness | 5.3 (2.6) | 5.8 (2.6)1-150 | 3.8 (1.9) | 0.049 |
| Impulsiveness | 4.3 (1.8) | 4.8 (1.9) | 4.4 (1.5) | 0.58 |
| Aggressiveness | 3.7 (1.1)1-151 | 5.1 (2.0) | 5.0 (1.3) | 0.02 |
| Strain | 3.7 (1.5)1-151 | 5.2 (1.5)1-150 | 3.8 (1.3) | 0.005 |
| Somatic complaints | 5.1 (1.8)1-150 | 4.4 (1.8) | 3.0 (1.5) | 0.005 |
| Health concern | 4.1 (1.3)1-150 | 4.4 (1.7)1-150 | 6.1 (1.5) | 0.002 |
| Frankness | 3.8 (1.8) | 5.2 (1.9)1-150 | 3.9 (2.1) | 0.04 |
| Extraversion | 3.6 (2.0)1-150 | 4.5 (1.8) | 6.2 (2.2) | 0.006 |
| Emotionally | 4.8 (2.1) | 5.4 (1.5)1-150 | 3.4 (1.5) | 0.007 |
| D-S: | ||||
| Depression | 11.2 (9.5) | 10.8 (6.4)1-150 | 4.9 (2.9) | 0.009 |
| Bf-S: | ||||
| State of health | 17.3 (18.1) | 19.1 (11.4)1-150 | 7.5 (5.4) | 0.01 |