Research Article

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

Table 3

Baseline data of the FDR of patients with TDP and NTDP.

FDR of patients with TDP ()FDR of patients with NTDP ()Comparison between the two groups
Test value value

Age (year, mean ± SD)64.6 ± 8.467.4 ± 10.5t = 254
Education (year, mean ± SD)7.3 ± 3.77.4 ± 4.5t = 253
Gender (female), (%)60 (46.9%)53 (41.4%)χ2 = 0.78
Smoking, (%)57 (44.5%)63 (49.2%)χ2 = 0.57
Drinking tea, (%)29 (22.7%)40 (31.3%)χ2 = 2.40
Drinking coffee, (%)8 (6.3%)10 (7.8%)χ2 = 0.24
Risk factors for vascular diseases, (%)55 (43.0%)54 (42.2%)χ2 = 0.16

Abbreviations: FDR, first-degree relatives; TDP, tremor-dominant Parkinson’s disease; NTDP, non-tremor-dominant Parkinson’s disease; SD, standard deviation.