Clinical Study
Predictors of Cognitive Decline in the Early Stages of Parkinson's Disease: A Brief Cognitive Assessment Longitudinal Study
Table 1
Comparison between patients who remained in observation and those lost for follow-up.
| | | Remained in observation () | Lost for follow-up () | |
| | Gender (m) | 28 | 4 | 0.370 | | Tremor subtype | 34 | 7 | 0.977 | | Hallucinations () | 4 | 1 | 1.000 | | FAB < cut-off () | 17 | 9 | 0.014* | | MMSE < cut-off () | 4 | 2 | 0.638 | | Age | 71.9 ± 7.53 | 75.4 ± 4.55 | 0.099 | | Age of onset | 69.1 ± 7.76 | 72.7 ± 4.75 | 0.098 | | Duration | 2.8 ± 1.40 | 2.7 ± 1.27 | 0.891 | | Education | 4.4 ± 4.22 | 4.1 ± 3.46 | 0.858 | | HY stage | 1.8 ± 0.59 | 1.8 ± 0.54 | 0.845 | | DED | 390.0 ± 355.80 | 487.5 ± 695.49 | 0.453 | | UPDRS total |
18.6 ± 11.05 | 15.5 ± 13.92 | 0.374 | | Dysarthria | 0.6 ± 0.75 | 0.6 ± 0.75 | 0.987 | | Tremor | 4.1 ± 3.71 | 4.1 ± 4.37 | 0.946 | | Rigidity | 2.3 ± 3.07 | 1.7 ± 1.20 | 0.551 | | Bradykinesia | 7.4 ± 6.19 | 5.8 ± 6.73 | 0.377 | | Gait/posture | 1.4 ± 1.14 | 1.6 ± 1.28 | 0.609 |
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Values are mean ± standard deviation, except for categorical variables.
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