Table 2.
Characteristics of participants after matching by PD
| Characters | Total | Non-Parkinson | Parkinson | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.689 | |||
| Male | 328 (43.215) | 215 (43.192) | 113 (35.969) | |
| Female | 431 (56.785) | 291 (56.808) | 140 (64.031) | |
| Age | 62.052 (0.594) | 62.383 (0.641) | 61.262 (1.103) | 0.35 |
| Race | 0.984 | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 500 (65.876) | 334 (86.016) | 166 (81.310) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 113 (14.888) | 75 (5.611) | 38 (8.874) | |
| Mexican American | 68 (8.959) | 46 (2.791) | 22 (3.382) | |
| Other race | 78 (10.277) | 51 (5.581) | 27 (6.434) | |
| Marital | 0.55 | |||
| Married | 563 (74.177) | 381 (74.463) | 182 (64.728) | |
| Unmarried | 196 (25.823) | 125 (25.537) | 71 (35.272) | |
| Education | 0.986 | |||
| Lower high school | 226 (29.776) | 152 (19.764) | 74 (22.804) | |
| High school | 173 (22.793) | 115 (20.500) | 58 (25.054) | |
| Over high school | 360 (47.431) | 239 (59.736) | 121 (52.142) | |
| BMI | 30.409 (0.392) | 30.344 (0.488) | 30.564 (0.557) | 0.758 |
| Copper | 1.235 (0.037) | 1.293 (0.048) | 1.096 (0.036) | 0.001 |
| Coronary heart disease | 0.705 | |||
| No | 680 (89.592) | 451 (88.165) | 229 (89.155) | |
| Yes | 79 (10.408) | 55 (11.835) | 24 (10.845) | |
| Diabetes | 0.957 | |||
| No | 455 (59.947) | 303 (70.250) | 152 (69.177) | |
| Pre-diabetes | 48 (6.324) | 31 (4.944) | 17 (6.775) | |
| Diabetes | 256 (33.729) | 172 (24.806) | 84 (24.048) | |
| Hypertension | 0.878 | |||
| No | 227 (29.908) | 150 (36.458) | 77 (34.917) | |
| Yes | 532 (70.092) | 356 (63.542) | 176 (65.083) | |
| Stroke | 0.836 | |||
| No | 652 (85.903) | 436 (89.776) | 216 (84.270) | |
| Yes | 107 (14.097) | 70 (10.224) | 37 (15.730) | |
| Viral hepatitis | 0.759 | |||
| No | 732 (96.443) | 489 (97.087) | 243 (96.759) | |
| Yes | 27 (3.557) | 17 (2.913) | 10 (3.241) |
Data are presented as N% (χ2 test) or mean (SD) (independent t-test). *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
The use of bold font indicates that the corresponding p-values are less than 0.05, signifying statistical significance