Research Article

Relationship between Postural Deformities and Frontal Function in Parkinson’s Disease

Table 1

Demographics and disease characteristics of the patients.

No postural deformityMild postural deformitiesSevere postural deformities

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Age, years56.5 (34, 76)71 (50, 84)71.5 (57, 84)<0.001
Male12 (60%)14 (42%)5 (42%)0.421
Disease duration, months60 (12, 228)57 (1, 138)89 (36, 216)0.017
HY stage2 (1, 2)3 (2, 3)3.5 (2, 5)<0.001
UPDRS total score24 (13, 41)38 (20, 61)57.5 (30, 111)<0.001
MMSE score29 (24, 30)26.5 (19, 30)25.5 (6, 30)0.087

Data are expressed as median (minimum, maximum) or (%).
HY: Hoehn and Yahr; : number of patients; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; UPDRS: Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale.
UPDRS item 28 score of 0, 1, and 2–4 were used to define no postural deformity, mild postural deformities, and severe postural deformities, respectively.
values were calculated using the Kruskal-Wallis test or Fisher’s exact test as appropriate.
Statistically significant ().