Table 1

Baseline demographics and PD characteristics

VariablePD subjects (n=423)Healthy controls (HC) (n=196)p Value (PD vs HC)
Age
  Mean (SD)61.7 (9.7)60.9 (11.2)0.34
  (Min, Max)(33.5, 84.9)(30.6, 83.7)
  Missing00
Age
 <56 years115 (27.2%)55 (28.1%)0.65
  56–65 years152 (35.9%)76 (38.8%)
 >65 years156 (36.9%)65 (33.2%)
  Missing00
Gender
  Male277 (65.5%)126 (64.3%)0.77
  Female146 (34.5%)70 (35.7%)
  Missing00
Education
 <13 years76 (18.0%)29 (14.8%)0.33
  13–23 years344 (81.3%)166 (84.7%)
 >23 years3 (0.7%)1 (0.5%)
  Missing00
Ethnicity
  Hispanic/Latino9 (2.1%)3 (1.5%)0.62
  Not Hispanic/Latino414 (97.9%)193 (98.5%)
  Missing00
Race
  White391 (92.4%)182 (92.7%)0.85
  Black/African-American6 (1.4%)9 (4.6%)
  Asian8 (1.9%)1 (0.5%)
  Other18 (4.3%)4 (2.0%)
  Missing00
Family history of PD
  Family members w/PD103 (24.4%)10 (5.1%)<0.0001
  No family members w/PD319 (75.6%)186 (94.9%)
  Missing10
Disease duration (Mon.)
  Mean (SD)6.7 (6.5)N/AN/A
  (Min, Max)(0.4, 35.8)N/A
  Missing0N/A
Age of PD onset
  Mean (SD)59.6 (10.0)N/AN/A
  (Min, Max)(25.4, 83.0)N/A
  Missing8N/A
Side most affected
  Left179 (42.3%)N/AN/A
  Right234 (55.3%)N/A
  Symmetric10 (2.4%)N/A
  Missing0N/A
MDS-UPDRS mean (SD) score and subscores
  MDS-UDPRS total score32.4 (13.1)4.6 (4.4)<0.0001
  MDS-UDPRS Part I score5.6 (4.1)2.9 (3.0)
  MDS-UDPRS Part II score5.9 (4.2)0.5 (1.0)
  MDS-UDPRS Part III score20.9 (8.9)1.2 (2.2)
  Missing11
Hoehn and Yahr
  Stage 00 (0.0%)193 (99.0%)<0.0001
  Stage 1185 (43.7%)2 (1.0%)
  Stage 2236 (55.8%)0 (0.0%)
  Stages 3–52 (0.5%)0 (0.0%)
  Missing01
Modified Schwab and England Activities of Daily Living Scale
  Mean (SD)93.2 (5.9)N/AN/A
  (Min, Max)(70.0, 100.0)N/A
  Missing0N/A
TD/non-TD classification
  TD299 (70.9%)26 (13.3%)<0.0001
  Non-TD123 (29.1%)169 (86.7%)
  Missing11
PIGD score
  Mean (SD)0.23 (0.2)0.02 (0.1)<0.0001
  (Min, Max)(0.0, 1.4)(0.0, 0.8)
  Missing11
Tremor score
  Mean (SD)0.49 (0.3)0.03 (0.1)<0.0001
  (Min, Max)(0.0, 1.8)(0.0, 0.6)
  Missing11
  • Report generated on data submitted as of 4 January 2016.

  • MDS-UPDRS, Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale; PD, Parkinson’s disease; PIGD, postural instability gait disorder; TD, tremor dominant.