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Table 1 Characteristics classified by the initially presenting motor phenotype

From: Determinants of diagnostic latency in Chinese people with Parkinson’s disease

 

Rest tremor (n = 65) A

Limb rigidity (n = 32) B

Walking problems (n = 15) C

Movement slowness (n = 19) D

P

Post hoc significance

Demographic features

Male#, a, (n/%)

27 (41.5%)

22 (68.8%)

6 (40.6%)

11 (57.9%)

0.059

/

Onset age※,b

64 (59,72)

60 (55,68)

72 (66,74)

68 (59,73)

< 0.001

A < C**, B < C**, B < D**

Educated#, a, (n/%)

53 (81.5%)

32 (100%)

12 (80.0%)

17 (89.5%)

0.064

/

Retired#, a, (n/%)

45 (69.2%)

17 (53.1%)

13 (86.7%)

13 (68.4%)

0.134

/

Cohabiting#, a, (n/%)

60 (92.3%)

28 (87.5%)

13 (86.7%)

18 (94.7%)

0.739

/

Smoking#, a, (n/%)

23 (35.4%)

14 (43.8%)

3 (30.0%)

6 (35.1%)

0.447

/

Dominant side affected#, a, (n/%)

35 (53.8%)

17 (53.1%)

10 (66.7%)

9 (47.4%)

0.726

/

Mental working#, a, (n/%)

29 (44.6%)

15 (46.9%)

8 (53.3%)

9 (47.4%)

0.944

/

Family history#, a, (n/%)

4 (6.2%)

4 (12.5%)

3 (20.0%)

1 (5.3%)

0.308

/

  1. Bold values indicated statistically significant values
  2. #results were presented as number (percentage); aanalyzed by χ2 test; ** = p < 0.01
  3. results were presented as presented as medians (quarters); banalyzed by by Nemenyi test