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. 2024 Feb 19;10(4):e26557. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26557

Table 1.

Characteristics of participants enrolled in study. Note. All values are displayed as n (%). χ2 analysis is used to test significance between groups for categorical variables. BMI, Body mass index; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin, glycosylated hemoglobin; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ABSI, A body shape index.

Characteristic Non-Parkinson's disease (N = 31,680) Parkinson's disease (N = 313) P-value
Age (Y) <0.001
20∼39 10,734 (33.9%) 30 (9.6%)
40∼59 10,668 (33.7%) 121 (38.7%)
≥60 10,278 (32.4%) 162 (51.8%)
Male 15,723 (49.6%) 143 (45.7%) 0.165
Race <0.001
Hispanic 7701 (24.3%) 54 (17.3%)
Non-Hispanic white 13,643 (43.1%) 198 (63.3%)
Non-Hispanic black 6778 (21.4%) 47 (15.0%)
Other 3558 (11.2%) 14 (4.5%)
Education beyond high school 16,845 (53.2%) 150 (47.9%) 0.064
Marital status 0.003
Never married 5695 (18.0%) 51 (16.3%)
Married or living with partner 19,028 (60.1) 168 (53.7%)
Divorced, separated, or widowed 6957 (22.0%) 94 (30.0%)
Ratio of family income to poverty level <0.001
<1.0 6616 (20.9%) 81 (25.9%)
1.0–2.9 13,316 (42.0%) 150 (47.9%)
≥3 11,748 (37.1%) 82 (26.2%)
Health insurance coverage 24,934 (78.7%) 293 (93.6%) <0.001
eGFR, ml/min per 1.73 m2 85.0 ± 18.4 84.5 ± 19.0 0.110
ALT (U/L) 25.8 ± 20.4 24.6 ± 17.5 0.301
AST (U/L) 26.0 ± 17.1 26.6 ± 14.8 0.543
HbA1c 5.76 ± 1.06 5.99 ± 1.12 <0.001
Alcohol user 24,800 (78.3%) 237 (75.7%) 0.274
Smoker 14,269 (45.0%) 165 (52.7%) 0.007
Diabetes 5760 (18.2%) 103 (32.9%) <0.001
Hypertension 13,364 (42.2%) 200 (63.9) <0.001
Cancer 2968 (9.4%) 56 (17.9%) <0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 29.1 ± 6.8 30.7 ± 7.1 <0.001
ABSI 0.082 ± 0.005 0.084 ± 0.005 <0.001

Note. All values are displayed as n (%). χ2 analysis is used to test significance between groups for categorical variables. BMI = body mass index; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; HbA1c = glycosylated Hemoglobin, type A1C; ALT = alanine aminotransferase; AST = aspartate aminotransferase; ABSI = a body shape index.