Gender differences in motor and non-motor symptoms in individuals with mild-moderate Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parkinson's disease (PD) affects both men and women with documented gender differences across functional domains, with findings varying among reports. Knowledge regarding gender differences in PD for different geographic locations is important for further understanding of the disease and for developing personalized gender-specific PD assessment tools and therapies.

Objective

This study aimed to examine gender differences in PD-related motor, motor-cognitive, cognitive, and psychosocial function in people with PD from the southern United States (US).

Methods

199 (127 men and 72 women; M age: 69.08±8.94) individuals with mild-moderate idiopathic PD (Hoehn &Yahr (H&Y) Median = 2, stages I-III) from a large metro area in the southeastern US were included in thi

SUBMITTER: Abraham A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9833587 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature