| Total (n = 78, 100%) |
|
|---|---|
| Age ≤60 years old 61 to 65 years old 66 to 70 years old 71 to 75 years old 76 to 80 years old >80 years old |
Mean (± SD): 70.51 ± 12.82 16 (20.51%) 8 (10.26%) 11 (14.10%) 11 (14.10%) 14 (17.95%) 18 (23.08%) |
| Sex Male Female |
32 (41.03%) 46 (58.97%) |
| Duration of Parkinson’s disease 0-10 years 11-20 years ≥21 years |
54 (69.23%) 22 (28.21%) 2 (2.56%) |
| Medications Monotherapy Combination therapy |
38 (48.72%) 40 (51.28%) |
| Episodes of falls Yes No |
15 (19.23%) 63 (80.77%) |
| Location of falls (n = 15) Home Outside home Hospital |
12 (80%) 2 (13.33%) 1 (6.67%) |
| Area of injury (n = 15) Limb Head Limb and trunk |
6 (40%) 6 (40%) 3 (20%) |
| Postural instability Yes No |
48 (61.54%) 30 (38.46%) |
| Freezing gait Yes No |
25 (32.05%) 53 (67.95%) |
| Total (n = 78, 100%) |
Patients with falls (n = 15) |
Patients without falls (n = 63) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Had difficulty getting around in public? Never Occasionally Sometimes Often Always |
4 (5.13%) 6 (7.69%) 16 (20.51%) 24 (30.77%) 28 (35.90%) |
0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 3 (20%) 12 (80%) |
4 (6.35%) 6 (9.52%) 16 (25.40%) 21 (33.33%) 16 (25.40%) |
| Had difficulty dressing yourself? Never Occasionally Sometimes Often Always |
12 (41.03%) 14 (17.95%) 17 (21.79%) 8 (10.26%) 7 (8.97%) |
1 (6.67%) 2 (13.33%) 1 (6.67%) 6 (40%) 5 (33.33%) |
31 (49.21%) 12 (19.05%) 16 (25.40%) 2 (3.17%) 2 (3.17%) |
| Felt depressed? Never Occasionally Sometimes Often Always |
50 (64.10%) 9 (11.54%) 14 (17.95%) 4 (5.13%) 1 (1.28%) |
7 (46.67%) 2 (13.33%) 2 (13.33%) 4 (26.67%) 0 (0%) |
43 (68.25%) 7 (11.11%) 12 (19.05%) 0 (0%) 1 (1.59%) |
| Had problems with your close personal relationships? Never Occasionally Sometimes Often Always |
60 (76.92%) 5 (6.41%) 8 (10.26%) 3 (3.85%) 2 (2.56%) |
8 (53.33%) 0 (0%) 5 (33.33%) 2 (13.33%) 0 (0%) |
52 (82.54%) 5 (7.94%) 3 (4.76%) 1 (1.59%) 2 (3.17%) |
| Had problems with your concentration, e.g., when reading or watching TV? Never Occasionally Sometimes Often Always |
56 (71.79%) 12 (15.38%) 9 (11.54%) 1 (1.28%) 0 (0%) |
6 (40%) 4 (26.67%) 4 (26.67%) 1 (6.67%) 0 (0%) |
50 (79.37%) 8 (12.70%) 5 (7.94%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) |
| Felt unable to communicate with people properly? Never Occasionally Sometimes Often Always |
48 (61.54%) 16 (20.51%) 10 (12.82%) 3 (3.85%) 1 (1.28%) |
6 (40%) 3 (20%) 3 (20%) 2 (13.33%) 1 (6.67%) |
42 (66.67%) 13 (20.63%) 7 (11.11%) 1 (1.59%) 0 (0%) |
| Had painful muscle cramps or spasms? Never Occasionally Sometimes Often Always |
41 (52.56%) 12 (15.38%) 19 (24.36%) 5 (6.41%) 1 (1.28%) |
2 (13.33%) 3 (20%) 7 (46.67%) 3 (20%) 0 (0%) |
39 (61.90%) 9 (14.29%) 12 (19.05%) 2 (3.17%) 1 (1.59%) |
| Felt embarrassed in public due to having Parkinson’s disease? Never Occasionally Sometimes Often Always |
64 (82.05%) 5 (6.41%) 3 (3.85%) 6 (7.69%) 0 (0%) |
14 (93.33%) 0 (0%) 1 (6.67%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) |
50 (79.37%) 5 (7.94%) 2 (3.17%) 6 (9.52%) 0 (0%) |
| Patients with episodes of falls (n = 15) |
Patients without episodes of falls (n = 63) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDQ-8 score | 13.00 ± 4.74 | 6.32 ± 4.92 | <0.00001 |
| UPDRS III score | 54.53 ± 13.66 | 30.19 ± 12.99 | <0.00001 |
| UPDRS IV score | 4.07 ± 1.53 | 4.13 ± 2.00 | 0.4567 |
| Levodopa equivalent daily dose (in mg) | 568.87 ± 283.74 | 499.07 ± 384.48 | 0.2556 |
| Mean Hoehn and Yahr score | 3.40 ± 1.11 | 2.42 ± 0.82 | 0.0001 |
| Mean age in years | 80.60 ± 7.75 | 68.11 ± 12.65 | 0.0002 |
| Sex: Male Female Female/male ratio |
40% (n = 6) 60% (n = 9) 1.5000 |
41.27% (n = 26) 58.73% (n = 37) 1.4231 |
0.4641 |
| PD duration in years | 12.73 ± 4.50 | 7.50 ± 5.82 | 0.0008 |
