Table 1:

Demographic characteristics and imaging findings in study populationa

IPD (n = 24)Healthy Control (n = 13)P Value
Age (yr)63.6 ± 10.9761.6 ± 12.29.620
Female sex (%)10 (41.7%)9 (69.2%).170
MMSE27.5 (25.0–29.0)29.0 (28.0–29.5).036
Onset age (yr)62.4 ± 11.59
Disease duration (mo)9.0 (3.0–12.0)
H&Y scale (1/1.5/2)2/2/20
UPDRS I1.0 (0–2.0)
UPDRS II6.75 ± 2.85
UPDRS III13.5 ± 6.19
  • Note:—MMSE indicates Mini-Mental State Examination; UPDRS, Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale, –, not applicable.

  • a Data are presented as mean ± SD for normally distributed variables and median (interquartile ranges) for non-normally distributed variables. The χ2 test with Yates continuity correction was used.