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Table 4 Comparison of demographics and clinical features at baseline between patients with camptocormia and matched pairs groups when the disease duration < 5 years

From: Camptocormia in patients with multiple system atrophy at different disease durations: frequency and related factors

Variables

Total

With camptocormia

Matched pairs

P value

Number

92

29

63

–

Diagnosis (MSA-P/MSA-C)

50/42

17/12

33/30

0.577

Sex (male/female)

46/46

12/17

34/29

0.262

Age

62.30 ± 8.51

61.64 ± 7.53

62.61 ± 8.96

0.542

Age of onset

59.39 ± 8.47

58.63 ± 7.54

59.74 ± 8.91

0.427

Disease duration

2.91 ± 1.08

3.01 ± 1.01

2.87 ± 1.11

0.548

Educational year

10.13 ± 3.92

10.69 ± 4.31

9.87 ± 3.74

0.329

Onset symptoms

Autonomic symptom

36

12

24

 

Cerebellar symptom

23

5

18

 0.488

Parkinsonism symptom

 33

 12

21 

 

UMSARS-I

17.99 ± 6.70

18.72 ± 7.06

17.65 ± 6.56

0.495

UMSARS-II

20.59 ± 7.51

21.38 ± 8.65

20.22 ± 6.96

0.749

UMSARS-IV

2.58 ± 0.97

2.72 ± 1.16

2.51 ± 0.88

0.375

Total UMSARS score

41.15 ± 13.93

42.83 ± 15.94

40.38 ± 12.97

0.699

OH (yes/no)

28/64

9/20

19/44

0.932

Total score of FAB

14.27 ± 2.87

14.59 ± 2.90

14.13 ± 2.87

0.462

Total MOCA score

21.59 ± 5.18

22.10 ± 5.48

21.35 ± 5.07

0.365

HDRS score

12.65 ± 8.40

13.24 ± 8.58

12.38 ± 8.37

0.680

HARS score

10.41 ± 7.12

10.59 ± 6.75

10.33 ± 7.34

0.893

Disability (yes/no)

45/47

12/17

33/30

0.327

  1. MSA-P multiple system atrophy with predominately parkinsonism, MSA-C multiple system atrophy with predominately cerebellar ataxia, UMSARS unified multiple system atrophy rating scale, OH orthostatic hypotension, FAB frontal lobe battery, MoCA Montreal cognitive assessment, HDRS Hamilton depression rating scale, HARS Hamilton anxiety rating scale