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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (n = 30)

From: Changes in Timing and kinematics of goal directed eye-hand movements in early-stage Parkinson’s disease

 

PD patients (n=15)

controls (n=15)

Characteristics

Mean±SD

Range

Mean±SD

Range

Age, years*

61.1 ± 8.4

44 - 73

56.0 ± 6.4

49 - 70

Number of women**

5 (33.3%)

-

9 (60%)

-

MMSE score, points*

29.3 ± 0.9

27 - 30

29.7 ± 0.6

28 - 30

FAB score, points*

16.5 ± 1.4

14 - 18

16.9 ± 1.2

15 - 18

Motor section of UPDRS, points

8.9 ± 4.7

4 - 19

-

-

H&Y, points

1.1 ± 0.3

1 - 2

-

-

Duration of disease, years

3.7 ± 2.4

0.66 - 9

-

-

  1. *Age: p = 0.070; MMSE score: p = 0.163; FAB score: p = 0.407 (Student’s t test).
  2. **Gender: p = 0.715 (Pearson χ 2 analyses).
  3. SD = Standard Deviation.
  4. MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination.
  5. FAB = Frontal Assessment Battery.
  6. UPDRS = Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale.
  7. H&Y = Hoehn and Yahr staging.