Research Article

The Natural History of Depression in Parkinson’s Disease within 30-Month Follow-Up

Table 3

Clinical and demographic correlates of change in HDRS.

VariationUnstandardized Coefficients Standardized error Standardized Coefficients value

Constant3.6691.6392.2390.028
HDRS baseline−0.6720.100−0.631−6.736<0.001
UPDRS-II baseline0.4510.1130.4043.997<0.001
UPDRS-II change0.2450.1080.2222.2690.026
MMSE change−0.4810.216−0.202−2.2300.029
Sex (Female = 0, Male = 1)−4.2961.217−0.307−3.529<0.001

We include variations like age, PD duration, PD subtypes, age of onset, and others into multiple linear regression models: using stepwise regression. And model summary: , , and . was considered significant. Abbreviations: PD: Parkinson’s disease; HDRS: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; UPDRS-II: The Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale for motor; UPDRS-III: The Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale for Activities of Daily Living portions.