Research Article

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

Table 4

Comparison of NMS between the FDR groups of TDP and NTDP.

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

RLS, (%)21 (16.4%)16 (12.5%)1.50 (0.72–3.11)0.2800.14
RBD, (%)25 (19.5%)7 (5.5%)11.65 (3.82–35.54)<0.0010.94
Daytime sleepiness, (%)12 (9.4%)8 (6.3%)2.82 (0.97–8.17)0.0560.16
Constipation, (%)20 (15.6%)8 (6.3%)4.94 (1.85–13.21)0.0010.67
Sleep disorders, (%)23 (18.0%)17 (13.3%)4.51 (1.73–11.78)0.0020.18
Cognitive impairment, (%)58 (29.7%)29 (22.7%)3.55 (1.62–7.77)0.0020.25
 Possible MCI (MoCA 22–25), (%)33 (25.8%)22 (17.2%)3.19 (1.51–6.74)0.0020.39
 Possible dementia (MoCA ≤ 21), (%)5 (3.9%)7 (5.5%)2.64 (0.53–13.08)0.2350.10
Depression, (%)17 (13.3%)16 (12.6)1.16 (0.53–2.53)0.7170.05
 Mild depression (BDI-II 14–19), (%)7 (5.5%)8 (6.3%)0.83 (0.28–2.48)0.7380.06
 Moderate to severe depression (BDI-II ≥20), (%)10 (7.8%)8 (6.3%)1.64 (0.53–5.13)0.3920.08
Anxiety, (%)40 (31.2%)25 (19.6%)2.49 (1.32–4.71)0.0050.56
 Mild anxiety (SAS 50–59), (%)30 (23.4%)17 (13.3%)2.52 (1.24–5.15)0.0110.55
 Moderate to severe anxiety (SAS ≥ 60), (%)10 (7.8%)8 (6.3%)1.79 (0.62–5.13)0.2790.08

Abbreviations: NMS, nonmotor symptoms; FDR, first-degree relatives; CI, confidence interval; TDP, tremor-dominant Parkinson’s disease; NTDP, non-tremor-dominant 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.