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Table 3 Clinical profile of PD at presentation in Nigerians (1996 to 2006)

From: Clinical profile of parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease in Lagos, Southwestern Nigeria

Clinical characteristic

Mean (SD)

Median

Range

Age at onset of PD in men, years

60.3 (10.4)

62.0

37 - 77

Age at onset of PD in women, years

65.2 (7.9)

68.0

41 - 74

Interval from onset to diagnosis, months

24.6 (26.1)

12.0

4 - 156

Hoehn & Yahr scale

2.3 (0.8)

2.0

1 - 4

UPDRS Total score (n = 40)

57.7 (25.0)

55.5

19 - 128

UPDRS Motor score (n = 40)

41.1 (17.6)

42.0

9 - 87

UPDRS ADL score (n = 40)

13.6 (7.2)

11.0

4 - 36

  1. Total number of PD cases = 98 unless otherwise stated
  2. UPDRS Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale version 3.0
  3. ADL Activities of daily living