Table 1 Descriptive analysis of the study population (WHO-5 = Well-being index; HADS = Hospital anxiety and depression; UPDRS = Unified Parkinson’s disease rating scale; SOC = Sense of coherence)
Socio-demographic, clinical and psychological variables | Control group (n = 50) | Parkinson's disease group (n = 50) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex (n(%)) | |||
Female | 22 (44%) | 19 (38%) | 0.54a |
Male | 28 (56%) | 31 (62%) | |
Age (mean ± sd) | 67.34 ± 6.15 | 67.1 ± 9.92 | 0.88b |
Education | |||
Primary school (n(%)) (<8 years) | 5 (10%) | 13 (26%) | 0.14a |
Secondary school (n(%)) (8 years) | 13 (26%) | 9 (18%) | |
High school/college (n(%)) (8–13 years) | 19 (38%) | 20 (40%) | |
University (n(%)) (>13 years) | 13 (26%) | 8 (16%) | |
SOC (mean ± sd) | 56.36 ± 6.77 | 53.84 ± 7.36 | 0.08b |
WHO-5 (mean ± sd) | 51.68 ± 19.26 | - | |
HADS (mean ± sd) | 14.68 ± 6.23 | - | |
HADS (mean ± sd) - anxiety | 7.98 ± 3.98 | - | |
HADS (mean ± sd) - depression | 6.86 ± 3.57 | - | |
UPDRS (mean ± sd) | 46.18 ± 7.50 | - | |
Barthel index (mean ± sd) | 56.84 ± 11.59 | - |