IG (n = 93) | CG (n = 137) | p-valuea | |
---|---|---|---|
Mean age, years (SD) | 64.1 (9.3) | 67.6 (9.3) | < 0.01 |
Gender, n (%) | 0.427 | ||
Male | 62 (67.4%) | 84 (62.2%) | |
Female | 30 (32.6%) | 51 (37.8%) | |
School education n (%) | < 0.01 | ||
Max. main school | 18 (19.8%) | 60 (43.8%) | |
Secondary/Polytechnic school | 34 (37.4%) | 39 (28.4%) | |
High school diploma | 39 (42.9%) | 38 (27.7%) | |
Marital status, n (%) | 0.649 | ||
Married | 66 (74.2%) | 104 (76.5%) | |
Single1 | 23 (25.8%) | 32 (23.5%) | |
Household net income, n (%) | 0.039 | ||
Low (under € 1500) | 10 (12.2%) | 19 (15.6%) | |
Medium (€ 1500 to under € 3000) | 39 (47.6%) | 68 (55.7%) | |
High (€ 3000 or more) | 33 (40.2%) | 35 (28.7%) | |
Occupational status, n (%) | |||
Currently employed | 26 (28.3%) | 21 (15.8%) | 0.024 |
Parkinson’s disease, M (SD) | |||
Years since diagnosis | 7.75 (6.2) | 8.23 (5.1) | 0.525 |
Years since symptoms | 8.89 (6.3) | 9.11 (5.6) | 0.778 |
Disease severity (Hoehn&Yahr) | 2.57 (0.7) | 2.54 (0.7) | 0.707 |
Body Mass Index, M (SD) | 28.1 (5.2) | 26.5 (5) | 0.021 |
Disability | |||
Recognised disability, n (%) | 69 (75.0%) | 103 (76.3%) | 0.824 |
Degree of disability, M (SD) | 50.6 (15.3) | 62.7 (18.4) | 0.041 |