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. 2024 Mar 19;10:67. doi: 10.1038/s41531-024-00678-2

Table 2.

The demographics of participating subjects in this study given by their mean (standard deviation)

Young controls Age-matched controls PD
Sample size 23 44 44
Age, in years 28.9 (5.2) 59.0 (10.2) 65.7 (7.9)
Years with PD NA NA 8.2 (5.2)
Deep brain stimulation implant (% yes) NA NA 20%
Sex (% male) 47.8% 45.5% 68%a
Self-reported balance issues (% yes) 0.09% 15.9% 77.3%
Self-reported faller (% yes) 0% 0% 34.1%

See Supplementary Table 1 for information on data collection sites and surfaces.

aA significant difference in sex was observed between PD and age-matched control groups (p = 0.03), which is consistent with a higher prevalence of PD in males.