From: Medical healthcare use in Parkinson's disease: survey in a cohort of ambulatory patients in Italy
 | Hospital admissions | ER admissions | Specialist visits | GP visits | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
resources used, n | 29 | 31 | 74 | 42 | Â |
patients, n (%) | 25 (19.2) | 29 (22.3) | 54 (41.5) | 35 (26.9) | Â |
resources/patient, mean (range) | 1.2 (1–3) | 1.1 (1–2) | 1.4 (1–3) | 1.2 (1–3) |  |
patient characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
age (years) | 71.0 ± 9.4 (45–86) | 68.1 ± 9.0 (47–83) | 68.6 ± 9.1 (45–85) | 72.9 ± 7.7 (54–85) | Ns |
age at onset of PD (years) | 64.3 ± 9.4 (40–84) | 58.7 ± 7.3* (42–72) | 62.0 ± 8.6 (40–80) | 64.1 ± 7.5 (50–78) | 0.037 |
PD duration (years) | 6.7 ± 3.5 (2–20) | 9.4 ± 3.8# (2–20) | 6.6 ± 3.7 (1–24) | 8.8 ± 4.6 (1–24) | 0.004 |
H&Y stage | 2.8 ± 0.9 (I-IV) | 3.0 ± 1.0 (I-IV) | 2.5 ± 1.0 (I-IV) | 3.0 ± 1.0 (I-IV) | Ns |