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. 2021 Feb 3;16(2):e0246206. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246206

Table 1. Baseline clinical characteristics based on final pattern of motor impairments developed during the study.

Covariates All (n = 867) NI (n = 110) MD (n = 362) PARK (n = 40) Park|MD (n = 236) MD|PARK (n = 119)
Demographics
    Age, years, mean (SD) 75.5 (7.4)** 74.1 (7.3) 73.6 (7.5) 78.7 (6.6) 76.9 (7.0) 78.4 (6.5)
    Female, n (%) 658 (76) 76 (69) 281 (78) 27 (68) 189 (80) 85 (71)
    Education, years, mean (SD) 16.5 (3.5)* 17.1 (3.6) 16.6 (3.4) 15.7 (3.3) 16.4 (3.5) 15.7 (3.4)
Chronic health conditions
    Vascular risk factors and diseases
    Hypertension, n (%) 403 (47) 52 (47) 166 (46) 20 (50) 113 (48) 52 (44)
    Diabetes, n (%) 87 (10)* 10 (9) 38 (11) 10 (25) 16 (7) 13 (11)
    History of smoking, n (%) 297 (34) 41 (37) 128 (35) 13 (33) 77 (33) 38 (32)
    Number of 3 vascular risk factors, mean (SD) 0.9 (0.8) 0.9 (0.8) 0.9 (0.8) 1.1 (0.9) 0.9 (0.8) 0.9 (0.8)
    History of stroke, n (%) 43 (5) 5 (5) 16 (5) 2 (5) 13 (6) 7 (6)
    History of myocardial infarction, n (%) 63 (7) 6 (5) 26 (7) 5 (13) 16 (7) 10 (8)
    History of claudication, n (%) 40 (5) 1 (1) 18 (5) 1 (3) 15 (6) 5 (4)
    Number of 3 vascular diseases, mean (SD) 0.2 (0.4) 0.1 (0.3) 0.2 (0.4) 0.2 (0.4) 0.2 (0.4) 0.2 (0.5)
    Musculoskeletal pain (any joint), n (%) 331 (38) 33 (30) 133 (37) 13 (33) 107 (45) 45 (38)

NI: Remained without mobility impairment and parkinsonism during the study; MD: Developed only mobility disability; PARK: Developed only parkinsonism; PARK|MD: Developed parkinsonism following mobility disability; MD|PARK: Developed mobility disability following parkinsonism.

** P< 0.001.

* P< 0.05.