Research Article

Patient Knowledge and Attitudes towards Genetic Testing in Parkinson’s Disease Subjects with Deep Brain Stimulation

Table 1

Demographics and subject characteristics.

Age, mean (SD)63.67 (7.72)
Sex, n (%)
Male59 (67.0)
female29 (33.0)
Ethnicity, n (%)
Caucasian76 (86.4)
AA1 (1.1)
Hispanic2 (2.3)
Ashkenazi Jewish1 (1.1)
Others3 (3.4)
Missing6 (5.7)
Education, n (%)
Postcollege degree23 (26.1)
College degree24 (27.3)
Some college16 (18.2)
High school diploma20 (22.7)
K-81 (1.1)
Not available4 (4.5)
Age of onset, mean (SD)47.02 (9.24)
Disease duration, mean (SD)16.54 (6.28)
UPDRS-III, mean (SD)24.24 (11.11)
1st degree relative with PD, n (%)
No66 (75.0)
Yes22 (25.0)