Table 1

Mean demographic and clinical data in 233 patients with Parkinson’s disease

Age (y)73.6 (8.4)
Sex (% female)51
Living alone (%)39.2
MADRS total score8.0 (6.2)
Major depression (DSM III R)7.7%
MMSE total score24.4 (6.9)
Nocturnal sleep disturbances (%)60.3
Duration of disease (y)6.3 (5.3)
Daily levodopa dose (mg)496 (233)
Side mostly affected (%):
 Left38.9
 Right50.0
 Symmetric11.1
Parkinson type (%):
 Tremor11.4
 Akinetic20.4
 Mixed68.2
UPDRS:
 Total score49.3 (26.2)
 Part 1 score3.8 (2.8)
 Part 2 score14.6 (8.9)
 Part 3 score28.4 (15.8)
 Part 4 score2.7 (3.3)
Hoehn and Yahr stage2.9 (1.1)
Schwab and England score67.5 (23.7)
Tremor score3.5 (3.4)
Postural abnormalities score3.0 (1.9)
Rigidity score3.7 (3.3)
Akinesia score11.0 (6.5)
Dyskinesias (%)22.9
Motor fluctuations (%)20.4
  • Values in parenthes are SD.