Impact of Sex on the Nonmotor Symptoms and the Health-Related Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Disease

Table 3

Impact of gender on impulse control disorders associated with Parkinson’s disease.

		Sex				value (chi-test)
		Male		Female
		Count	Percentage	Count	Percentage
Presence of any ICD	No ICD	31	8.6%	22	8.5%	0.850
	Yes ICD	78	21.6%	52	20.0%
Punding	No	307	85.0%	223	85.8%	0.637
	Yes	54	15.0%	37	14.2%
Compulsive eating	No	321	88.9%	228	87.7%	0.637
	Yes	40	11.1%	32	12.3%
Hypersexuality	No	343	95.0%	260	100.0%	0.000
	Yes	18	5.0%	0	0.0%
Pathological gambling	No	338	93.6%	251	96.5%	0.106
	Yes	23	6.4%	9	3.5%
Compulsive buying	No	338	93.6%	212	81.5%	0.000
	Yes	23	6.4%	48	18.5%

ICD: impulse control disorder.