Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the participants at baseline
Variable | Group A1 (n = 10) | Group B1 (n = 11) | Group C1 (n = 10) | Group D1 (n = 9) | All participants (n = 40) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 64.40 ± 6.38 | 62.18 ± 8.18 | 59.00 ± 7.62 | 66.89 ± 9.07 | 63 ± 8.26 | |
Time with disease, years (mean ± SD) | 6.00 ± 3.06 | 5.91 ± 3.75 | 5.20 ± 3.16 | 6.22 ± 4.12 | 5.83 ± 3.42 | |
UPDRS-III score (mean ± SD) | 17.00 ± 8.18 | 15.55 ± 7.28 | 15.00 ± 6.39 | 15.67 ± 10.17 | 15.8 ± 7.76 | |
LEDD, mg (mean ± SD) | 629.45 ± 339.24 | 537.36 ± 313.67 | 521.30 ± 291.87 | 1399.27 ± 1271.3 | 750.29 ± 728.11 | |
Sex, N of males (%) | 7 (70%) | 7 (63.63%) | 7 (70%) | 6 (66.67%) | 28 (70%) | |
Handedness, N of right-handed (%) | 10 (100%) | 10 (90.9%) | 9 (90%) | 9 (100%) | 38 (95%) | |
Hoehn & Yahr stage, N (%) | 1 | 1 (10%) | 3 (27.27%) | 5 (5%) | 2 (22.22%) | 11 (27.5%) |
1.5 | 1 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.03%) | |
2 | 6 (60%) | 5 (45.45%) | 4 (40%) | 6 (66.67%) | 21 (52.5%) | |
2.5 | 1 (10%) | 1 (0.09%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (11.11%) | 3 (0.07%) | |
3 | 1 (10%) | 2 (18.18%) | 1 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (10%) | |
Depression severity, N (%)2 | No depression | 7 (70%) | 8 (72.73%) | 9 (90%) | 8 (88.89%) | 32 (80%) |
Mild | 3 (30%) | 3 (27.27%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (11.11%) | 7 (17.5%) | |
Moderate | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2.5%) | |
Left Hemisphere RMT, % (mean ± SD)3 | 60.10 ± 7.06 | 58.55 ± 6.99 | 60.00 ± 9.13 | 56.88 ± 6.51 | 60.31 ± 5.46 | |
Right Hemisphere RMT, % (mean ± SD)3 | 60.89 ± 5.08 | 62.09 ± 5.13 | 59.00 ± 5.16 | 58.13 ± 6.51 | 58.97 ± 7.34 | |