Research Article

Investigation of Nonmotor Symptoms in First-Degree Relatives of Patients with Different Clinical Types of Parkinson’s Disease

Table 2

Comparison of NMS between the FDR groups of EOP and LOP.

FDR of patients with EOP ()FDR of patients with LOP ()Comparison between the two groupsPower
OR (95% CI) value

RLS, (%)8 (22.3%)29 (13.2%)2.15 (0.88–5.25)0.0940.27
RBD, (%)6 (16.7%)26 (11.8%)2.93 (0.96–8.92)0.0580.12
Daytime sleepiness, (%)5 (13.9%)15 (6.8%)3.40 (1.00–11.48)0.0490.27
Constipation, (%)4 (11.1%)24 (10.9%)1.55 (0.46–5.24)0.4840.05
Sleep disorders, (%)3 (8.3%)37 (16.8%)0.98 (0.28–3.42)0.9770.30
Cognitive impairment, (%)9 (25.0%)58 (26.4%)2.16 (0.80–5.84)0.1330.05
 Possible MCI (MoCA 22–25), (%)9 (25.0%)46 (20.9%)2.57 (0.99–6.68)0.0530.08
 Possible dementia (MoCA ≤ 21), (%)012 (5.5%)1.06 (1.03–1.09)0.2270.74
Depression, (%)6(16.7%)26(12.3%)1.72 (0.62–4.77)0.2940.11
 Mild depression (BDI-II 14–19), (%)1 (2.8%)14 (6.4%)0.37 (0.04–3.41)0.4140.17
 Moderate to severe depression (BDI-II ≥20), (%)5 (13.9%)12 (5.9%)4.08 (1.12–14.92)0.0330.32
Anxiety, (%)16(44.4%)49(22.2%)4.22 (1.87–9.52)0.0010.76
 Mild anxiety (SAS 50–59), (%)8 (22.2%)39 (17.7%)1.76 (0.70–4.40)0.2290.09
 Moderate to severe anxiety (SAS ≥ 60), (%)8 (22.2%)10 (4.5%)9.37 (2.86–30.67)<0.0010.86

Abbreviations: NMS, nonmotor symptoms; FDR, first-degree relatives; CI, confidence interval; EOP, early-onset Parkinson’s disease; LOP, late-onset Parkinson’s disease; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; RBD, rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder; RLS, restless legs syndrome; MoCA, Montreal cognitive assessment; BDI-II, Beck Depression Inventory-II; SAS, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale.