Research Article

Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Probable REM Behavior Disorder in Thai Parkinson’s Disease Patients

Table 3

Comparison of characteristics between PD with low and high LED.

VariablesLevodopa equivalent dose (LED) value
Less than 600 mg/day600 mg/day or more

pRBD: n (%)23 (33.9%)45 (66.1%)<0.01
Hoehn and Yahr stage: stages 3 and 4: n (%)14 (24.5%)39 (73.6%)<0.01
Orthostatic hypotension: n (%)6 (20.0%)24 (80.0%)<0.01
Motor fluctuation: n (%)19 (33.9%)37 (66.1%)0.03