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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the LB group and the control group

From: Who am I with my Lewy bodies? The insula as a core region of the self-concept networks

Characteristic

LB group (n = 20)

Control group (n = 20)

Student’s t test or chi-squared test

Age (years)

71.9 (7.9)

71.2 (7.6)

t = 0.28, p = .778

Years of education

12.2 (2.2)

14.8 (4.1)

t = -2.54, p < .05

Sex, M/F

14/6

12/8

χ2 = 0.44, p = .507

MMSE score (/30)

26.3 (2.39)

28.8 (1.0)

t = -4.32, p < .001

Handedness, R/L

19/1

20/0

χ2 = 1.03, p = .311

Fluctuations (%)

17/20 (85)

N/A

 

Hallucinations/illusions

12/20 (60)

N/A

 

RBD

12/20 (60)

N/A

 

Parkinsonism

   

 Akinesia (%)

16/20 (80)

N/A

 

 Rigidity (%)

14/20 (70)

N/A

 

 Tremor at rest (%)

1/20 (5)

N/A

 
  1. LB Lewy bodies, M male, F female, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, R right, L left, RBD rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, N/A not applicable
  2. Standard deviations for age and years of education are shown in parentheses. Significant p and χ2 values are in italics