Review Article

A Meta-Analysis of GBA-Related Clinical Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease

Table 2

GBA-related phenotypes updated to our previous meta-analysis.

PhenotypesNumber of articles (total/updated)Total number of GBA + PDTotal number of GBA − PDOR or MD (95% CI) updated valuePrevious OR or MD (95% CI)

Family historya11/155893301.65 (1.34, 2.02)<0.000011.5 (1.18, 1.91)
AAOb17/462211079−3.61 (−5.04, −2.17)<0.00001−3.10 (−4.88, −1.32)
UPDRS-IIIb9/433561002.17 (0.72, 3.62)0.0031.61 (−0.65, 3.87)
H-Yb11/327538630.18 (0.00, 0.35)0.050.06 (−0.06, 0.17)
Dementiaa8/222426962.44 (1.79, 3.33)<0.000013.21 (1.97, 5.24)
Depression#a519628251.47 (1.02, 2.13)0.04
Orthostatic hypotension#a413819131.24 (0.79, 1.94)0.35
Motor fluctuation#a319528940.9 (0.66, 1.24)0.53
Wearing-off#a38812261.68 (1.05, 2.69)0.03
Freezing#a312816881.14 (0.74, 1.77)0.55

Abbreviations: phenotypes updated new publications; #phenotypes newly analyzed. PD, Parkinson’s disease; GBA + PD, PD with GBA mutations; GBA - PD, PD without GBA mutations; AAO, age at onset; UPSRS-III, the Part III of Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale; OR, odds ratio; MD, mean deviation; CI, confidence interval. Bold OR or MD, 95% CI, and values reflected statistically significance results; a, dichotomous variables reflected by OR (95% CI); b, continuous outcomes reflected by MD (95% CI).