How to improve patient education on deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease: the CARE Monitor study

BMC Neurology

Table 2 Coefficients of the predictive regression model

	Odds ratio^†	95% Confidence Interval		p
Age	0.96	0.93	0.98	0.002
Akintetic-rigid type	2.32	1.29	4.15	0.005
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optimal time frame	2.24	1.28	3.94	0.005
side effects of medication	2.22	1.23	4.0	0.008

Table 2 summarizes the variables which significantly increased the predictive value of the resulting regression model.
† Odds ratios compare patients who consented with patients who failed to show up at a DBS-center. As an example, the Odds ratio of 2.32 indicates that the chance of a “consent” patient having an akinetic-rigid subtype is 2.32 times higher than the chance of a “refuser”

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