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Table 2 Sleep scales results for the sex stratification and age at onset stratification in PD patients

From: Sex and onset-age-related features of excessive daytime sleepiness and night-time sleep in patients with Parkinson’s disease

Variablesa

Male

n = 347

Female

n = 239

P-value

EOG

n = 86

LOG

n = 500

P-value

ESS

6.0 (3.0–10.0)

4.0 (1.0–8.0)

<  0.001

4.5 (2.0–9.0)

5.5 (2.0–9.0)

0.203

ESS ≥ 10, n%

102 (29.4)

39 (16.3)

<  0.001

20 (23.3)

121 (24.2)

0.850

PSQI

6.0 (4.0–9.0)

6.0 (4.0–9.0)

0.761

5.0 (2.0–8.0)

6.0 (4.0–9.0)

0.006

PSQI> 5, n%

182 (52.4)

129 (54.0)

0.716

35 (40.7)

276 (55.2)

0.013

  1. aContinuous variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or as median (interquartile range). Categorical variables are expressed as frequency (percent)
  2. Abbreviations: EOG Early-onset group, LOG Late-onset group, ESS Epworth Sleepiness Scale, PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
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