non SD (Under 11.0 points) | SD (At & over 11.0 points) | Score of dietary modifications goodness of fit | |||||
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Items | n | % | n | % | p value | t value | |
Gender | Male | 56 | 32.2 | 26 | 41.3 | 0.218 | |
Female | 118 | 67.8 | 37 | 58.3 | ns | ||
Total | 174 | 100 | 63 | 100 | 237 | ||
Age | mean ± S.D. | 174 | 70.7 ± 8.4 | 63 | 73.2 ± 7.7 | 0.035* | 4.49 b |
Duration of sickness (years) | mean ± S.D. | 174 | 7.3 ± 6.0 | 63 | 11.0 ± 7.3 | 0.0005* | ns |
Severity (H&Y scale) | At & above 3 | 84 | 48.3 | 48 | 76.2 | 0.0001* | |
Under 3 | 90 | 51.7 | 15 | 23.8 | ns | ||
Total | 174 | 100 | 63 | 100 | 237 | ||
Work status | No | 151 | 86.7 | 61 | 96.8 | 0.030* | |
Yes | 23 | 13.3 | 2 | 3.2 | ns | ||
Total | 174 | 100 | 63 | 100 | 237 | ||
BMI | mean ± S.D. | 174 | 22.5 ± 3.5 | 63 | 22.0 ± 3.8 | 0.452 | −3.41 b |
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Eating utensils | mean ± S.D. | 174 | 0.17 ± 0.46 | 63 | 0.54 ± 1.13 | 0.014* | ns |
Supplements | mean ± S.D. | 174 | 0.36 ± 0.92 | 63 | 0.66 ± 1.21 | 0.081 | 2.63 a |
Presence of caregivers (n = 36) | No | 157 | 90.2 | 44 | 69.8 | 0.0003* | 4.39 b |
Yes | 17 | 9.8 | 19 | 30.2 | |||
Total | 174 | 100 | 63 | 100 |