TABLE 1.
Selected sex– and age–adjusted baseline characteristics by Parkinson’s disease.
| Parkinson’s disease | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Noncases (N=3123) |
Cases (N=50) |
p for heterogeneity |
|
| Age1 (yrs) | 61·8 (8·0) | 60·4 (6·5) | 0·23 |
| Males2 (%) | 43.1 | 47.2 | 0.56 |
| Summer season (Jun–Sep) (%) | 18.3 | 12.7 | 0.25 |
| More than basic education (%) | 19.8 | 23.2 | 0.55 |
| Married (%) | 65.9 | 68.7 | 0.66 |
| Regular leisure time physical activity (%) | 11.3 | 7.6 | 0.42 |
| Smokers (%) | 18.7 | 6.2 | 0.02 |
| Alcohol consumption (g ethanol/week) | 29.6 (86.2) | 13.1 (51.1) | 0.15 |
| Hypertensive (%) | 35.7 | 21.1 | 0.03 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.8 (4.2) | 26.5 (3.3) | 0.62 |
| Diabetes (%) | 8.7 | 2.7 | 0.13 |
| Serum total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 7.34 (1.37) | 7.25 (1.34) | 0.65 |
| Serum 25(OH)D (nmol/l) | 41.8 (19.5) | 36.3 (18.5) | 0.05 |
1
Adjusted for sex
2
Adjusted for age