Research Article

Nonmotor Features in Parkinson’s Disease: What Are the Most Important Associated Factors?

Table 2

(a) Frequency of each nonmotor symptom among patients’ subgroups. (b) Frequency of each nonmotor symptom among patients with and without motor complications.
(a)

GenderAgeDisease onset ageDisease durationHYClinical subtype
Male ()Female ()≤64 ()≥65 ()≤50 ()≥65 ()≤5
()
6–10 ()>10 ()≤2.5 ()≥3
()
Tremor ()Hypokinesia
()
PIGD
()

(1.1) Cognitive impairment75.2%73.6%51.4%77.7%60.0%78.7%70.8%72.1%81.3%62.4%81.1%69.1%74.0%82.2%
(1.2) Hallucinations and psychosis14.3%13.5%11.4%77.7%20.0%10.9%7.5%16.2%21.3%8.2%17.1%10.0%13.0%20.5%
(1.3) Depressed mood49.5%68.1%62.9%60.5%75.0%60.6%60.0%48.5%72.5%50.0%66.9%57.3%59.7%68.5%
(1.4) Anxious mood45.7%63.2%69.7%55.2%55.0%52.7%52.9%55.9%62.5%58.2%55.8%53.6%54.5%65.8%
(1.5) Apathy38.1%50.3%48.6%45.3%45.0%43.9%39.5%44.1%56.3%40.8%48.5%43.1%41.6%56.2%
(1.6) ICDs9.5%6.7%14.3%6.9%20%4.9%4.2%10.3%11.3% 6.1%9.1%6.4%10.4%8.2%
(1.7) Nighttime sleep problems69.5%73.0%74.3%71.2%85%67.3%63.3%73.5%82.5%70.4%73.8%69.1%74.0%78.1%
(1.8) Daytime sleepiness70.5%56.4%45.7%63.4%50%61.8%52.5%66.2%72.5%48.9%70.1%55.5%62.3%74.0%
(1.9) Pain51.4%72.4%54.3%65.7%65.0%64.6%61.3%61.8%72.2%56.7%70.7%63.3%67.1%69.9%
(1.10) Urinary problems77.1%68.1%60.0%74.0%65.0%70.3%66.7%70.6%80.0%56.1%80.5%64.5%74.0%79.5%
(1.11) Constipation problems60.0%57.1%37.1%61.4%30.0%61.6%55.0%55.9%65.0%53.1%62.2%53.6%58.4%67.1%
(1.12) Lightheadedness on standing42.9%58.3%48.6%52.8%40.0%55.2%50.8%51.5%55.0%46.9%55.5%50.9%48.1%61.6%
(1.13) Fatigue67.7%46.0%70.6%68.7%89.5%63.6%59.2%71.6%81.3%56.7%75.6%59.6%70.1%80.8%

;  ; .
Chi-squared test for all the differences in the frequency of individual nonmotor symptoms, except Fischer exact test in the frequency of (1): (1.2), (1.3), (1.5), (1.7), (1.13) among age onset groups; (2): (1.2) among age and HY groups; and (3): 1.6 among age, disease onset age, disease duration and HY groups.
HY Hoehn and Yahr stage; ICDs impulse control disorders; PIGD postural instability and gait disorder.
(b)

DyskinesiasMotor fluctuations Off-state dystonias
NoYesNoYesNoYes

(1.1) Cognitive impairment73.4%80.6%73.8%80.0%74.1%81.2%
(1.2) Hallucinations and psychoses12.2%25.8%12.2%26.7%13.1%25.0%
(1.3) Depressed mood57.4%87.1%57.4%90.0%58.6%100.0%
(1.4) Anxious mood55.3%64.5%55.3%63.3%55.8%62.5%
(1.5) Apathy 46.6%38.7%45.8%43.3%45.2%50.0%
(1.6) ICDs6.8%16.1%6.3%16.7%6.8%18.8%
(1.7) Nighttime sleep problems70.0%83.9%68.8%93.3%70.1%93.8%
(1.8) Daytime sleepiness59.5%80.6%58.6%86.7%60.6%81.2%
(1.9) Pain64.4%66.7%65.7%58.6%64.7%68.8%
(1.10) Urinary problems70.9%77.4%70.9%76.7%72.1%62.5%
(1.11) Constipation problems58.2%58.1%57.4%63.3%58.2%56.2%
(1.12) Lightheadedness on standing52.7%48.4%52.7%50.0%53.8%31.2%
(1.13) Fatigue66.9%83.9%66.9%83.3%67.2%93.8%

; ; .
Chi-squared test for all the differences in the frequency of individual nonmotor symptoms.
ICDs: impulse control disorders.