Patients’ characteristics and the presence of psychosis

Total samplePsychosisp Value
YesNo
Patients (n)1003070
Age (y):
Mean7171.871NS
 SD6.84.57.5
Age at onset:
Mean6461.664.7NS
 SD8.98.29.1
Duration of illness (y):
Mean7106.3<0.02
 SD5.77.14.6
Dose of levodopa (mg/day):
Mean455506433NS
 SD353320367
Dose of selegeline (mg/day):
Mean3.82.84.1NS
 SD5.74.36.1
Side of onset total (n=100):
Right431627NS
 Left45936
Side of onset cognitively unimpaired (n=62):
Right25718<0.03
 Left32230
EPS at onset (n=95):
Tremor551342NS
 Rigidity19415
 Akinesia211011