The characteristics and gender differences of non-motor symptoms in early diagnosed Parkinson’s disease / 中风与神经疾病杂志

ABSTRACT

@#To explore the characteristics and gender differences of non-motor symptoms（NMS） in De Novo Parkinson’s diseases （PD）. Methods 203 newly diagnosed PD patients （102 males，101 females） and 255 healthy controls （110 males，145 females） were selected. The clinical data were collected and evaluated by mini-mental State Examination （MMSE），Montreal Cognitive Assessment （MoCA），Hamilton Depression Scale （HAMD），Hamilton Anxiety Scale （HAMA），Parkinson’s disease Sleep Scale （PDSS），Unified PD Rating Scale Part III （UPDRS-III） and Hoehn Yahr （H-Y） stage. Non-motor questionnaire screening scale （NMSQ） was used to assess their non-motor symptoms，and compared the characteristics of NMS in different genders. Multivariate linear regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of NMDQ score in PD patients. Results 98.5% of PD patients had at least one NMS，among which forgetfulness （ 67.5%），depression （49.8%） were the most common. The total score and nine domains of NMS in PD group were significantly higher than those in healthy controls （all P<0.05）. The rates of interest decline，depression，anxiety and excessive sweating in female in PD group were significantly higher than those in male，while the rate of dysphagia was significantly lower （all P<0.05）. The rates of hallucination and sweating increase in female in healthy controls were significantly higher than those inmale，the rate of memory decline was significantly lower （all P<0.05）. The total scores of NMS in male and female patients with PD were affected by HAMD and PDSS （all P<0.05），while male patients were more likely to be affected by the disease duration （β= 0.181，P=0.032）. Conclusion The incidence of non motor symptoms in newly diagnosed PD patients is significantly higher than that in healthy controls and different in gender.