†These authors contributed equally.
Academic Editor: Rafael Franco
Background: To determine the influence of gender on the different pain
subtypes experienced by patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Methods:
Two hundred patients with PD were recruited
for this research. Demographic features for all patients were recorded, as well
as clinical data on age, disease duration, levodopa equivalent daily dose (LEDD),
and scores for Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale-III
(UPDRS III), Hoehn-Yahr Scale (H&Y),
King’s
Parkinson’s disease Pain Scale (KPPS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI),
Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE),
activities of daily living scale (ADL), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD),
and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) scales. Results: Male and
female patients showed no significant differences in terms of age, disease
duration, LEDD, H&Y stage, and UPDRS III, HAMD, HAMA, PSQI and ADL scores. Women
showed significantly lower MMSE than men,
but their KPPS scores were higher (both p