Table 2 Functional data of parkinsonian group (PG) and non-parkinsonian group (NPG)

Impaired bladder control^a

n: 63

n: 531

0.006*

22 (34.9)†

105 (19.8)

Dysphagia^b

n_: 64

n_: 531

 < 0.001*

20 (31.2)†

52 (9.8)

Visual impairment^a

n: 61

n: 528

0.072

28 (45.9)

181 (34.3)

Hearing impairment^a

n: 60

n: 525

0.189

24 (40.0)

166 (31.6)

Lying down or raising from bed^a

n: 61

n: 512

 < 0.001*

    No impairment

24 (39.3)

346 (67.6)†

    Impairment

37 (60.7)†

166 (32.4)

Eating^b

n: 61

n: 517

 < 0.001*

    No impairment

44 (72.1)

468 (90.5)†

    Impairment

17 (27.9)†

49 (9.5)

Careful with appearance^b

n: 60

n: 514

 < 0.001*

    No impairment

34 (56.7)

448 (87.2)†

    Impairment

26 (43.4)†

66 (12.8)

Walking in a straight line^a

n: 61

n: 509

 < 0.001*

     No impairment

27 (44.3)

383 (75.2)†

    Impairment

34 (55.7)†

126 (24.8)

Bathing^b

n: 61

n: 514

 < 0.001*

    No impairment

35 (57.4)

441 (85.8)†

    Impairment

26 (42.7)†

73 (14.2)

Getting dressed^b

n: 61

n: 514

 < 0.001*

    No impairment

36 (59.0)

449 (87.4)†

    Impairment

25 (41.0)†

65 (12.6)

Toileting on time^b

n: 61

n: 510

 < 0.001*

    No impairment

36 (59.0)

458 (89.8)†

    Impairment

25 (40.9)†

52 (10.2)

Climbing stairs^a

n: 57

n: 505

 < 0.001*

    No impairment

13 (22.8)

295 (58.4)†

    Impairment

44 (77.3)†

210 (51.6)

Taking medicine on time^b

n: 58

n: 507

 < 0.001*

    No impairment

22 (37.8)

395 (77.9)†

    Impairment

36 (62.1)†

112 (22.1)

Walking in the neighborhood^a

n: 53

n: 498

 < 0.001*

    No impairment

18 (34.0)

355 (71.3)†

    Impairment

35 (66.0)†

143 (28.7)

Shopping^b

n: 31

n: 386

 < 0.001*

    No impairment

12 (38.7)

253 (65.6)†

    Impairment

19 (61.2)†

133 (34.4)

Preparing meals^b

n: 30

n: 397

 < 0.001*

    No impairment

14 (46.7)

326 (82.1)†

    Impairment

16 (53.3)†

71 (17.9)

Cutting finger nails^b

n: 42

n: 407

 < 0.001*

    No impairment

10 (23.8)

213 (52.3)†

    Impairment

32 (76.2)†

194 (47.7)

Driving^b

n: 56

n: 500

 < 0.001*

    No impairment

12 (21.4)

311 (62.2)†

    Impairment

44 (78.6)†

189 (37.8)

Cleaning the house^b

n: 27

n: 350

 < 0.001*

    No impairment

5 (18.5)

214 (61.1)†

    Impairment

22 (81.5)†

136 (38.9)

Walking^b

n: 62

n: 520

 < 0.001*

    Alone

39 (62.9)

452 (86.9)†

    Need occasional help

7 (11.3)

27 (5.2)

    Need frequent help

11 (17.7)†

26 (5.0)

    Non-ambulatory

5 (8.1)†

15 (2.9)

Devices to help in walking^b

n: 62

n: 510

 < 0.001*

    Walking sticks

11 (17.7)†

36 (7.1)

    Walker

2 (3.2)

6 (1.2)

    Wheelchair

4 (6.5)†

9 (1.8)

    Walk without any device

42 (67.7)

449 (88.0)†

    Not ambulatory

3 (4.8)

10 (2.0)

Restriction to bed^b

n: 62

5 (8.1)

n: 520

20 (3.8)

0.172

FAQ score^c

n: 65

7.0 (1.0–23.0)

n: 513

1.0 (0.0–4.0)

 < 0.001*

FAST stage^c

n: 62

4.0 (2.0–8.0)

n: 501

0.0 (0.0–2.0)

 < 0.001*