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Table 1 Participant characteristics, n = 231

From: The association between indicators of health and housing in people with Parkinson’s disease

Variable

Median, q1-q3 (unless otherwise stated)

Age (years), mean (SD)

70 (9.1)

Sex (men), n (%)

144 (62)

Living alone (yes), n (%)

58 (25)

Years lived in the present home

17, 5-33

Type of housing (apartment/private house)a, n (%)

101 (44)/ 129 (56)

Financial satisfaction

8, 5–9

PD-duration (years)

8, 5–13

PD-severity (Hoehn & Yahr)

2, 2–3

Severity of motor symptoms (UPDRS part III)

29, 21–39

Cognitive function (MoCA)

26, 23–28

Non-motor symptoms (NMSQuest, total number reported)

10, 6–14

  1. MoCA the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (maximum score = 30; higher = better), NMSQuest Nonmotor Symptoms Questionnaire (scoring 0–30; higher = worse), PD Parkinson’s disease, UPDRS III Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale, motor examination (scoring 0–108; higher = worse), Hoehn & Yahr staging scale (scoring I–V; higher = worse), Financial satisfaction scoring 0–10 (higher = better)
  2. aOne additional participant lived in special (assisted) housing