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Table 2 Outcome measures in the participants

From: Evaluation of fecal microbiota transplantation in Parkinson's disease patients with constipation

 

Before FMTa

6 weeks After FMT

12 weeks After FMT

p-value

BMI (mm/kg2)

22.01 ± 1.73

23.52 ± 1.65

24.65 ± 1.09

 

H-Y Grade**

2.27 ± 0.75

1.45 ± 0.82

1.09 ± 0.83

0.0023

UPDRSII Score**

11.36 ± 4.7

6.18 ± 3.6

4.90 ± 3.33

0.0036

NMSS**

22.36 ± 7.05

12.55 ± 5.54

10.36 ± 4.54

0.003

PAC-QOL score**

102.55 ± 5.05

51.27 ± 6.71

43.45 ± 5.34

< 0.0001

Wexner constipation score*

11.63 ± 3.22

8.16 ± 2.62

6.22 ± 1.03

0.0231

HCY (μmol/L)**

15.85 ± 2.89

12.74 ± 2.05

11.22 ± 1.85

0.002

Alb (g/L)

38.49 ± 3.92

40.38 ± 4.35

41.62 ± 4.26

 

UA (μmol/L)

306.13 ± 75.94

282.09 ± 65.31

274.91 ± 55.73

 

OCTT (min)**

150.91 ± 12.21

NA

105.45 ± 20.18

< 0.0001

  1. H-Y Grade: Hoehn-Yahr Grade, UPDRS II Score: Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale II Score. NMSS: non-motor symptom questionnaire, BMI: body mass index (mm/kg2), HCY: homocysteine, Alb: albumen, UA: uric acid
  2. * p < 0.05 Before FMTvs 12 weeks After FMT in the same patient
  3. ** p < 0.01 Before FMTvs 12 weeks After FMT in the same patient