Case Control Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Clin Cases. Jun 26, 2020; 8(12): 2473-2483
Published online Jun 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i12.2473
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of multiple system atrophy patients, Parkinson disease patients and controls
MSAPDControlP value
All
Subjects, n495050-
Age, yr61.7 ± 7.761.4 ± 7.558.5 ± 7.50.077
Female/male, n26/2326/2430/200.683
Age of onset, yr58.7 ± 7.456.6 ± 7.1-
MSA-P/MSA-C, n30/20---
Probable/Possible, n31/18---
Clinical rate scales (UMSARSII/UPDRSIII)19.5 ± 6.4 (UMSARSII)26.1 ± 13.2 (UPDRSIII)- --
GDF15, pg/mL1105.69 (984.24)506.70 (346.80)313.85 (247.76)0.000