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Table 1 Differences between enrolled patients with and without WO and dyskinesia

From: Prevalence of wearing-off and dyskinesia among the patients with Parkinson’s disease on levodopa therapy: a multi-center registry survey in mainland China

Items

WO

Dyskinesia

 

With (n = 724)

Without (n = 834)

P value

With (n = 160)

Without (n = 1398)

P value

Age, years

  

<.0001

  

0.0016

 Mean ± SD

63.8 ± 9.6

66.5 ± 9.3

 

63.0 ± 9.5

65.5 ± 9.5

 

n (missing)

710(14)

815(19)

 

156(4)

1369(29)

 

Gender, Female

  

0.0422

  

0.1959

n (%)

347(47.9)

356(42.8)

 

80(50.0)

623(44.6)

 

n (missing)

724(0)

832(2)

 

160(0)

1396(2)

 

Height, cm

  

0.2230

  

0.2203

 Mean ± SD

164.1 ± 7.8

164.6 ± 7.7

 

163.6 ± 8.3

164.4 ± 7.7

 

n (missing)

717(7)

826(8)

 

157(3)

1386(12)

 

Weight, kg

  

0.0090

  

<.0001

 Mean ± SD

60.9 ± 11.1

62.3 ± 10.7

 

58.46 ± 10.12

62.01 ± 10.91

 

n (missing)

720(4)

826(8)

 

158(2)

1388(10)

 

Onset age, years

  

<.0001

  

<.0001

 Mean ± SD

57.3 ± 9.9

62.3 ± 9.5

 

54.9 ± 9.9

60.5 ± 9.9

 

n (missing)

711(13)

783(51)

 

156(4)

1338(60)

 

Disease duration, years

  

<.0001

  

<.0001

 Mean ± SD

6.7 ± 4.4

4.2 ± 3.7

 

8.2 ± 5.5

5.1 ± 4.0

 

n (missing)

713(11)

796(38)

 

155(5)

1354(44)

 

UPDRS-III*

  

<.0001

  

0.1678

 Mean ± SD

19.0 ± 8.4

15.6 ± 6.7

 

18.8 ± 9.1

17.8 ± 7.9

 

n (missing)

724(0)

327(0)

 

160(0)

891(0)

 

L-dopa duration, years

  

<.0001

  

<.0001

 Mean ± SD

5.1 ± 3.9

3.3 ± 3.5

 

5.9 ± 4.7

3.9 ± 3.7

 

n (missing)

703(21)

785(49)

 

151(9)

1337(61)

 

L-dopa dosage

  

<.0001

  

<.0001

 Mean ± SD

478.5 ± 247.0

355.4 ± 191.5

 

581.7 ± 311.4

393.8 ± 207.7

 

n (missing)

724(0)

834(0)

 

160(0)

1398(0)

 

≤400 mg/d n (%)

359(37.2)

607(62.8)

<.0001

52(5.4)

914(94.6)

<.0001

400-600 mg/d n (%)

234(56.5)

180(43.5)

 

54(13.0)

360(87.0)

 

>600 mg/d n (%)

131(73.6)

47(26.4)

 

54(30.3)

124(69.7)

 

LED

  

<.0001

  

<.0001

 Mean ± SD

558.4 ± 281.7

414.4 ± 216.0

 

707.8 ± 336.9

455.4 ± 234.9

 

n (missing)

724(0)

834(0)

 

160(0)

1398(0)

 

ADL*

  

<.0001

  

<.0001

 Mean ± SD

28.4 ± 12.9

21.0 ± 9.6

 

31.3 ± 13.6

25.1 ± 12.0

 

n (missing)

721(3)

326(1)

 

160(0)

887(4)

 

Medications for PD, n (%)

 Levodopa-benserazide

647(89.4)

682(81.8)

<.0001

136(85.0)

1193(85.3)

0.9094

 Levodopa-carbidopa

285(39.4)

253(30.3)

0.0002

87(54.4)

451(32.3)

<.0001

 Pramipexole

245(33.8)

266(31.9)

0.4147

58(36.3)

453(32.4)

0.3262

 Piribedil

196(27.1)

168(20.1)

0.0013

66(41.3)

298(21.3)

<.0001

 Entacapone

152(21.0)

109(13.1)

<.0001

43(26.9)

218(15.6)

0.0003

 Selegiline

17(2.4)

32(3.8)

0.0931

4(2.5)

45(3.2)

0.6216

 Trihexyphenidyl

101(13.9)

114(13.7)

0.8725

17(10.6)

198(14.2)

0.2190

 Amantadine

174(24.0)

182(21.8)

0.3000

46(28.8)

310(22.2)

0.0606

  1. *based on patients with complete CRF; WO Wearing-off, UPDRS Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, LED, Levodopa equivalent dosage, ADL Activities of Daily Living.