Control AD PD PDD    
  (n=13) (n=14) (n=12) (n=9) P-Value Post-hoc significance (LSD)
  Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)    

Age (yrs)

71.54 (7.45) 71.07 (7.32) 67.5 (4.01) 74.78 (5.12) 0.086  

Sex (M:F)

6:7 8:6 5:7 8:1 0.14  

Education (yrs)

16.77 (2.09) 16.64 (2.27) 15.33 (2.23) 13.67 (2.18) 0.007 CON, AD >PDD*

MMSE (max 30)

28.92 (1.32) 26.79 (2.45) 28.67 (1.44) 22.22 (2.17) <0.001 CON, AD, PD>PDD** and CON >AD**

Total UPDRS

NA NA 19.58 (7.10) 32.89 (5.86) <0.001 PDD>PD**

Disease Duration (years)

NA NA 6.38 (4.19) 16.33 (6.92) <0.001 PDD>PD**
NA= not applicable; n= number; SD = standard deviation *p<0.01; **p<0.001.
Table 1: Demographics data for the PD, PDD, AD, and CON groups.
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