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ObjectiveAnxiety is a prevalent early non-motor symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD), but its clinical correlates remain poorly defined in de novo, drug-naïve patients. This retrospective cross-sectional study enrolled 284 medication-naïve de novo PD patients and 147 age- and sex-matched healthy controls to identify non-motor correlates of anxiety after adjustment for demographic and motor covariates, and explore potential subgroup heterogeneity.MethodsAnxiety was assessed with the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale; multivariate logistic regression and prespecified stratified analyses by age, sex, disease duration, Hoehn-Yahr stage and motor severity were performed.ResultsClinically significant anxiety was detected in 44.0% of PD patients versus 8.1% of controls (p ConclusionThese findings indicate that non-motor abnormalities, rather than motor impairment, are associated with anxiety in early PD after adjustment for demographic and motor covariates. The distinct correlative patterns across subgroups provide preliminary clinical clues for the heterogeneous neurodegenerative processes underlying PD-related anxiety, and support routine screening of depressive, sleep and olfactory symptoms to facilitate anxiety risk stratification at initial diagnosis.
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