Clinical Study
Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Early Stage Parkinson’s Disease Is Not Associated with Increased Body Mass Index
Table 1
Characteristics at baseline
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| Characteristic | ODT ( = 14) | DBS + ODT ( = 15) |
| Gender | | | Male | 12 | 14 | Female | 2 | 1 | Age (years) | | | Mean | | | Range | 51–69 | 52–74 | Baseline medicine use | | | Mean duration (years) | | | Mean L-dopa equivalents (mg/day) | | | BMI category | | | Healthy (18.5 < BMI ≤ 24.9) | 1 | 0 | Overweight (24.9 < BMI < 30) | 7 | 7 | Obese (BMI ≥ 30) | 6 | 8 | BMI (kg/m2) | | |
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Modified Table 1 from [10]. Mean ± SD.
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