H/M ratio and clinical diagnosis
| Diagnosis | N | Decreased patients | Mean (SD) H/M ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | |||
| CVD, cerebrovascular disease; DLB, dementia with Lewy bodies; H/M, heart to mediastinum; MSA, multiple system atrophy; PD, Parkinson’s disease; PSP, progressive supranuclear palsy; SDAT, senile dementia of Alzheimer type. | ||||
| PD | 122 | 107 | 87.7 | 1.38 (0.29) |
| Hohen-Yahr stage I | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 1.81 (0.33) |
| Hohen-Yahr stage II | 27 | 23 | 85.2 | 1.48 (0.30) |
| Hohen-Yahr stage III | 29 | 29 | 100.0 | 1.31 (0.01) |
| Hohen-Yahr stage IV | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 1.22 (0.01) |
| Hohen-Yahr stage V | 16 | 26 | 100.0 | 1.20 (0.01) |
| MSA | 14 | 3 | 21.4 | 2.00 (0.39) |
| DLB | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 1.17 (0.06) |
| PSP | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 1.69 (0.29) |
| SDAT | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 1.40 (0.29) |
| CVD | 129 | 87 | 64.3 | 1.66 (0.35) |
| Other disorders (total) | 81 | 53 | 65.4 | 1.70 (0.39) |
| Unknown cases | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 1.55 (0.35) |