Table 1.
Patient characteristics for each series
| Series | PD cases | Healthy controls |
|---|---|---|
| Peru | n=492 | n=148 |
| Age | 62.4 ±11.6 (27-89) | 53.5 ±12.4 (24-85) |
| Age at onset | 62.0 ±12 (18-77) | --- |
| Early-Onset (≤50 years old) | 124 (25.2%) | --- |
| Family History of PD | 103 (20.9%) | --- |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 270 (54.9%) | 47 (31.8%) |
| Mestizo | 486 (98.8%) | 147 (99.3%) |
| Caucasian | 2 (0.4%) | 0 |
| Other | 4 (0.8%) | 1 (0.7%) |
| Chilean | n=358 | n=162 |
| Age | 71.8 ±8.8 (50-94) | 67.6 ±8.8 (48-91) |
| Age at onset * | 63.0 ±8.9 (46-86) | --- |
| Early-Onset (≤50 years old) | 32 (17.0%) | --- |
| Family History of PD | 82 (22.9%) | --- |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 211 (58.9%) | 84 (51.8%) |
| Mestizo | 358 (100%) | 162 (100%) |
| Caucasian | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Uruguay | n=205 | --- |
| Age | 63.1 ±12.8 (18-85) | |
| Age at onset | 56.0 ±13.4 (18-83) | |
| Early-Onset (≤50 years old) | 63 (30.7%) | |
| Family History of PD | 50 (24.4%) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 97 (47.3%) | |
| Mestizo | 2 (1.0%) | |
| Caucasian | 197 (96.1%) | |
| Other | 6 (2.9%) | |
| Argentina | n=95 | --- |
| Age | 62.2 ±11.2 (32-85) | |
| Age at onset | 55.8 ±10.9 (29-83) | |
| Early-Onset (≤50 years old) | 33 (34.7%) | |
| Family History of PD | 25 (26.3%) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 56 (58.9%) | |
| Mestizo | 0 | |
| Caucasian | 94 (98.9%) | |
| Other | 1 (1.1%) |
- The sample mean ± SD (minimum – maximum) is given for age and age at onset.
*
Data missing for 170 individuals