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Table 2 The clinical parameters of PD patients with and without pRBD

From: Probable rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, nocturnal disturbances and quality of life in patients with Parkinson’s disease: a case-controlled study using the rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder screening questionnaire

 

pRBD (RBDSQ-J ≥ 5)

Non-pRBD (RBDSQ-J < 5)

p value

n; (M/F)

18; (9/9)

59; (31/28)

0.85

Age (yrs)

71.4 ± 5.0

68.3 ± 9.8

0.34

Body mass index (kg/m2)

22.8 ± 2.4

22.3 ± 2.8

0.72

Disease duration (yrs)

7.8 ± 5.5

6.4 ± 6.1

0.20

Hoehn and Yahr stage

2.7 ± 0.9

2.5 ± 0.8

0.49

UPDRS III

24.5 ± 12.0

19.9 ± 13.0

0.16

UPDRS IV

2.4 ± 2.4

1.6 ± 2.3

0.037

Motor complications, n (%)

8 (44.4)

19 (32.2)

0.34

  Wearing-off, n (%)

5 (27.8)

18 (30.5)

1.0

  Early morning dystonia, n (%)

4 (22.2)

0 (0.0)

0.0023

  Dyskinesia, n (%)

5 (27.8)

10 (16.9)

0.32

PSQI global score

5.6 ± 4.0

5.1 ± 3.4

0.76

PSQI component score

   

  Sleep quality

1.1 ± 0.8

0.9 ± 0.6

0.38

  Sleep latency

0.9 ± 1.1

0.8 ± 0.9

0.54

  Sleep duration

0.5 ± 0.8

0.9 ± 0.9

0.05

  Habitual sleep efficiency

0.4 ± 0.7

0.5 ± 0.9

0.87

  Sleep disturbances

0.8 ± 0.6

0.8 ± 0.6

0.83

  Use of sleeping medication

0.9 ± 1.3

0.6 ± 1.1

0.14

  Daytime dysfunction

0.8 ± 1.0

0.6 ± 0.8

0.39

ESS

7.3 ± 4.7

6.2 ± 4.5

0.34

PDSS-2 total score

16.1 ± 7.4

12.1 ± 7.9

0.044

PDQ-39 summary index

31.2 ± 24.4

23.8 ± 19.2

0.25

PDQ-39 domain score

   

  Mobility

38.2 ± 35.8

33.9 ± 31.3

0.69

  ADL

36.1 ± 33.4

27.4 ± 27.2

0.39

  Emotional well-being

37.0 ± 27.2

22.4 ± 21.9

0.029

  Stigma

22.2 ± 19.1

19.1 ± 21.9

0.22

  Social support

12.0 ± 22.4

8.8 ± 16.6

0.44

  Cognition

31.6 ± 21.1

17.5 ± 18.9

0.0038

  Communication

19.4 ± 22.0

13.7 ± 18.2

0.27

  Bodily discomfort

28.2 ± 25.4

21.5 ± 24.0

0.33

BDI-II

14.2 ± 9.1

11.6 ± 9.2

0.22

PFS

2.7 ± 1.1

2.7 ± 1.1

0.78

Levodopa (mg/day)

270.8 ± 135.6

315.7 ± 154.0

0.44

LED (mg/day)

312.9 ± 234.7

372.5 ± 338.0

0.87

  1. PD, Parkinson’s disease; pRBD, probable REM sleep behavior disorder; UPDRS, Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale; RLS, restless legs syndrome; RBDSQ-J, Japanese version of the RBD screening questionnaire; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; ESS, Epworth Sleepiness Scale; PDSS-2, Parkinson’s Disease Sleep Scale-2; PDQ-39, Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire; BDI-II, Beck Depression Inventory-II; PFS, Parkinson Fatigue Scale; LED, Levodopa equivalent dose. The data are presented as the n (%) or the means ± SD. Statistically significant values (P < 0.05) are shown in bold. Patients with RLS and snorers were excluded.