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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurobiol Aging. 2013 Dec 27;35(6):1512.e5–1512.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2013.12.020

Table 1.

Characteristics of participants of the Parkinson’s Genes and Environment Study

Variables Case (%) (n=808) Control (%) (n=1623) OR (95%CI)* P *
Year of Birth (mean± SD) 1932±5 1932±5 - -
Sex
Female 189 (23.4%) 346 (21.3%) - -
Male 619 (76.6%) 1277 (78.7%) - -
Caffeine intake
   ≤ median (≤ 216.54 mg) 452 (55.9%) 764 (47.1%) ref.
   > median (> 216.54 mg) 356 (44.1%) 859 (52.9%) 0.72(0.61-0.85) <0.001
Smoking status
Never 373 (46.2%) 569 (35.1%) ref.
Ever 404 (50.0%) 946 (58.3%) 0.68(0.57-0.81) <0.001
Current 31 (3.8%) 108 (6.6%) 0.47(0.31-0.71) <0.001
*

Adjusted for year of birth, sex, caffeine intake and smoking status as appropriate.