Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for the subjects enrolled in this study. Data are numbers (N) or mean ± standard deviation. Significant P values after FDR correction (corrected P < 0.05) are indicated in bold font.

Variable	Control	PD	P value
Age (years)	71.61 ± 4.99	71.48 ± 4.66	0.90
N (Male/Female)	45 (25/20)	50 (29/21)	0.89
Education (years)	15 ± 3.15	13.9 ± 2.97	0.09
Hypertension	32/13	36/14	0.85
Diabetes	39/2	39/4	0.52
Focal Ischemic Signs (No/Yes)	29/13	25/21	0.03
Heart Disease (No/Yes)	35/6	38/5	0.88
BMI	26.86 ± 4.46	27.37 ± 5.22	0.61
Supine BP Diastolic	82.38 ± 9.30	83.80 ± 12.22	0.54
Supine BP Systolic	135.63 ± 13.26	135.94 ± 17.93	0.93
Standing BP Diastolic	85.41 ± 9.32	81.30 ± 12.74	0.09
Standing BP Systolic	135.09 ± 13.45	124.72 ± 25.05	0.01
Sitting BP Diastolic	84.49 ± 9.42	82.26 ± 9.76	0.27
Sitting BP Systolic	135.51 ± 12.61	129.92 ± 14.85	0.06
BP Fall Diastolic	−3.32 ± 7.79	3.82 ± 13.02	0.002
BP Fall Systolic	−1.29 ± 9.58	9.69 ± 16.10	0.0001
Total Cholesterol	5.18 ± 1.19	4.69 ± 0.87	0.02
LDL Cholesterol	3.22 ± 0.96	2.85 ± 0.77	0.04
HDL Cholesterol	1.33 ± 0.41	1.33 ± 0.30	0.92
Homocysteine	10.46 ± 2.60	13.68 ± 3.76	<0.0001
Triglycerides	1.37 ± 0.68	1.14 ± 0.46	0.06
Fasting Glucose	5.55 ± 1.03	5.50 ± 0.64	0.74
APOE: E3/E3, E3/E4, E2/E3, E2/E44 = E4/E4)	28, 9, 5, 2	37, 5, 6, 1	0.64
UPDRSIII	1.90 ± 2.79	16.89 ± 8.40	<0.0001
Gait Trial Steps	16.82 ± 3.32	21.12 ± 14.00	0.05
MMSE	28.45 ± 1.60	28.04 ± 1.77	0.26
Total DRS	138.56 ± 3.57	137.56 ± 4.78	0.28
Hoehn and Yahr	–	2.2 ± 0.67	–

BMI = Body Mass Index. BP = Blood Pressure. LDL = Low Density Lipoprotein. HDL = High Density Lipoprotein. APOE = Apolipoprotein E. UPDRS = Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale. MMSE = MiniMental State Examination. DRS = Dementia Rating Scale.