Table 1.
Demographic and dietary characteristics of participants with and without PD
| PD (N=257) | Controls (N=198) | p-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (SD) | 68.2 (11.0) | 72.4 (9.6) | <0.001 | |
| Education, years (SD) | 14.1 (4.3) | 12.2 (5.0) | <0.001 | |
| Female, N (%) | 115 (44.7%) | 96 (48.5%) | 0.449 | |
| Race, N (%) | White | 198 (77.0%) | 137 (69.2%) | 0.08 |
| Black | 6 (2.3%) | 11 (5.6%) | ||
| Hispanic | 49 (19.1%) | 49 (24.7%) | ||
| Other | 4 (1.6%) | 1 (0.5%) | ||
| Total daily caloric intake (SD), kCal | 1505.7 (479.9) | 1482.0 (496.2) | 0.579 | |
| Mediterranean diet score (SD) | 4.3 (1.8) | 4.7 (1.7) | 0.007 | |
| PD age-at-onset (SD) | 61.7 (11.7) | |||
| PD disease duration from diagnosis (SD) | 6.1 (5.1) | |||
| UPDRS-III (SD) | 26.8 (13.1) | |||
| Mean levodopa daily dose (SD) | 479.5mg (283.6) | |||
(PD: Parkinson Disease, SD: standard deviation, Kcal: kilocalories, UPDRS-III: Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale)
*
P-values from t test for continuous variables and Fisher exact or χ2 test for categorical variables Table 2: The association between PD status and Mediterranean diet adherence and demographics as assessed in logistic regression models