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Table 7 Correlations between ionized calcium level and PD patients' scores of clinical scales

From: The effect of hypocalcemia on motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

Clinical scales

Ionized calcium

r

p

Modified H–Y

− 0.424

0.019*

UPDRS-III Motor

− 0.673

0.001*

UPDRS-II ADL

− 0.725

0.001*

S–E ADL scale

+ 0.7546

0.001*

  1. SD standard deviation, Modified H–Y scale: modified Hoehn and Yahr scale, UPDRS-III_motor: Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale part III, UPDRS-ADL: Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale Activities of Daily Living part II, S–E ADL scale: Schwab and England Activities of Daily Living Scale, r correlation coefficient, p < 0.05 is significant, * (significant)