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Baseline characteristics of the PD patients and healthy controls
| Characteristics |
Healthy controls (n = 60) |
PD patients (n = 80) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years, mean ± SD) | 64.0 ± 7.29 | 64.6 ± 7.54 | .643 |
| Gender (male/female) | 31/29 | 42/38 | .922 |
| Disease duration (years, mean ± SD) | — | 4.8 ± 3.23 | – |
| H & Y stage (mean ± SD) | — | 2.2 ± 0.81 | – |
Abbreviations: H & Y, Hoehn‐Yahr; PD, Parkinson's disease.
