Research Article
Gender Was Associated with Depression but Not with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Table 2
GI dysfunctions in M-PD and FM-PD group (%).
| | GI dysfunction | Total PD (n = 186) | M-PD group (n = 95) | FM-PD (n = 91) | χ2 | P |
| | Mouth pain | 16 (8.6%) | 11 (11.58%) | 5(5.50%) | 2.1885 | 0.139 | | Dry mouth | 110 (59.14%) | 55 (57.89%) | 55(60.44%) | 0.1246 | 0.724 | | Drooling | 24 (12.9%) | 13 (13.68%) | 11 (12.09%) | 0.105 | 0.745 | | Dysgeusia | 68 (36.56%) | 34 (35.79%) | 34 (37.36%) | 0.0496 | 0.824 | | Dysphagia | 38 (20.43%) | 22 (23.16%) | 16 (17.58%) | 0.888 | 0.346 | | Gastroparesis | | Early satiety | 44 (23.66%) | 16 (16.84%) | 28 (30.77%) | 4.9922 | 0.025 | | Loss of appetite | 64 (34.4%) | 22 (23.16%) | 42 (46.15%) | 18.8909 | 0.001 | | Nausea | 19 (10.21%) | 6 (6.32%) | 13 (14.29%) | 3.219 | 0.073 | | Vomiting | 8 (4.3%) | 3 (3.16%) | 5 (5.49%) | 0.6165 | 0.432 | | Bowel dysfunction | | Constipation | 102 (54.84%) | 48 (50.52%) | 54 (59.34%) | 0.1694 | 0.681 | | Loose stool | 8 (4.3%) | 3 (3.16%) | 5 (5.49%) | 0.6165 | 0.432 | | Fecal incontinence | 0(0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | - | - |
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PD: Parkinson’s Disease; M-PD: male patients with PD; FM-PD: female patients with PD.
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