Table 1. General characteristics of the individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and healthy controls subjects (HC).

	PD	HC
Number	24	26
Age (years, range)*	62.2 ± 9.7 (37–75)	72.3 ± 5.6 (63–84)
Gender (male/female)*	20/4	14/12
Hoehn and Yahr score
2	16	NA
2.5	2	NA
3	6	NA

*p<0.05.