Table 1.
Variable | PD patients N = 112 | Late-onset PD N = 65 | Mean or proportion difference (95% CI of the difference) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age - Mean (SD) | 44.18 (10.16) | 46.51 (8.37) | 2.33 (−0.61 to 5.27) | 0.12 |
Gender N (%) | ||||
Male | 63 (56.3.) | 55 (84.6.) | 0.28 (0.15 to 0.40) | < 0.001 |
Female | 49 (43.8) | 10 (15.4) | ||
Ethnicity N (%)a | ||||
Croatian | 108 (96.4) | 63 (96.9) | 0.01 (− 0.07 to 0.06) | 1.00 |
Other | 4 (3.6) | 2 (3.1) | ||
Education (%) | ||||
No qualifications | 11 (9.8) | 4 (6.2) | 0.04 (−0.06 to 0.12) | 0.43 |
A levels/vocational | 78 (69.6) | 51 (78.5) | 0.09 (−0.05 to 0.21) | |
University | 23 (20.5) | 10 (15.4) | 0.05 (−0.07 to 0.16) | |
Marital status N (%) | ||||
Single | 27 (24.1) | 10 (15.4) | 0.09(−0.04 to 0.20) | 0.002 |
Married/with partner | 65 (58.0) | 53 (81.5) | 0.24 (0.09 to 0.35) | |
Divorced/separated/widow | 20 (17.9) | 2 (3.1) | 0.15 (0.05 to 0.23) | |
Recruitment area N (%)a | ||||
Outpatient | 106 (94.6) | 64 (98.5) | 0.04 (− 0.03 to 0.10) | 0.43 |
Inpatients | 6 (5.4) | 1 (1.5) |
a Analysis using Fisher’s exact test