Demographic characteristics of newly diagnosed PD patients, 2000–2010.

aANOVA test; chi-squared test for all other p-values. bOnly patients with medication from outpatient services were analyzed. Post hoc test (Scheffe’s test) with statistical significance (p<0.05): cLD only group differs from DA only group; dLD+DA group differs from DA only group; eLD+DA group differs from No-LD, No-DA group; fLD only group differs from No-LD, No-DA group; gDA only group differs from No-LD, No-DA group; hLD+DA group differs from LD only group. *p<0.05 compared to LD only group; #p<0.05 compared to medical center group; @p<0.05 compared to day 0 group. PD: Parkinson’s disease, N: case number, %: percentage, SD: standard deviation, NTD: New Taiwan Dollar. Demographic characteristics of newly diagnosed PD patients, 2000–2010.