Table 1 Baseline Characteristics
Germany | Norway | Portugal | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
User | Non-User | User | Non-User | User | Non-User | ||
Nr or participants (male) | 5 (3) | 5 (3) | 3 (0) | 3 (2) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 0.09 |
Age (mean ± sd) | 60.2 (9.8) | 60.6 (10.5) | 59.3 (3.7) | 53 (9.9) | 66 (2.7) | 60 (6.2) | 0.37 |
HY (median, range) | 2 (2–3) | 1.5 (1–1.5) | 2 (2–2) | 1 (1–2) | 2 (1–2) | 2 (2–2) | 1.00 |
Total MDS-UPDRS (median, range) | 61 (53–76) | 61 (49–45) | 52 (46–56) | 26 (22–31) | 50 (26–65) | 60 (45–70) | 0.23 |
MDS-UPDRS part III (median, range) | 40 (28–42) | 17 (11–29) | 17 (16–24) | 15 (10–15) | 26 (15–37) | 40 (38–44) | 0.05 |
Total MMSE (median,range) | 30 (29–30) | 29 (29–30) | 29 (29–30) | 30 (29–30) | 29 (29–30) | 28 (26–30) | 0.60 |