Research Article

A Polysomnographic Study of Parkinson’s Disease Sleep Architecture

Table 3

Multiple linear logistic regression models showing the independent association among demographic and clinical variables and the sleep parameters of PD patients.

Variable coefficients95% CI” value

Sleep efficiency
 Constant105.17 (13.57)<0.0001
 Amantadine−11.37 (6.29)−24.0 to 1.260.07
 Age, years−0.57 (0.22)−1.0 to −0.140.01

r = 0.41; adjusted  0.008

Stage 1%
 Constant18.49 (2.73)13.03 to 23.96<0.0001
 Dopamine agonist−9.08 (3.03)−15.17 to −2.990.004
 Severe H&Y stagea15.90 (5.13)5.57 to 26.240.003

r = 0.49; adjusted  0.01

Stage 2%
 Constant67.22 (2.82)61.55 to 72.88<0.0001
 MAO-B inhibitorsb−16.25 (6.85)−29.98 to −2.510.02
 MDS-UPDRS IIIc−11.67 (0.44)−20.47 to −2.660.01

r = 0.42; adjusted  0.007

Stage 3%
 Constant10.77 (1.77)7.23 to 14.32<0.0001
 MAO-B inhibitorsb8.75 (4.29)0.14 to 17.350.04
 MDS-UPDRS IIIc4.69 (2.78)−0.89 to 10.270.09

r = 0.33; adjusted  0.05

REM stage %
 Constant26.2 (5.73)14.69 to 37.68<0.0001
 Age−0.21 (0.09)−0.39 to −0.020.02

r = 0.30; adjusted  0.03

Total sleep time, minutes
 Constant329.05 (18.26)292.42 to 365.69<0.0001
 Male58.59 (28.95)0.48 to −116.700.05
 Severe H&Y stagea−109.58 (61.95)−233.90 to −14.730.08

r = 0.35; adjusted  0.03

aH&Y = Hoehn & Yahr stage. Moderate and severe affected patients were grouped as severe H&Y stage; bMAO-B = monoamine oxidase type B; cMDS-UPDRS = Movement Disorders Society-Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, Part III.