Is there a close association of depression with either constipation or dysosmia in Parkinson's disease?

Sci Rep · 2020 · PMC7511293 · PMID 32968130

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marginal significancep = 0.061so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

We detected a significant association between PD patients with depression and severe constipation (grade 3) (OR 5.81; 95% CI 1.24–27.29, p = 0.026, adjusted for age and gender), but a marginal significance after being adjusted for age, gender and UPDRS part 3 (OR 4.46, 95% CI 0.93–21.33; p = 0.061).

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marginally significantno p-value reported

Besides, we detected a marginally significant correlation that PD patients with higher BDI-II scores tended to present more severe motor symptoms.

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