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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Mov Disord. 2022 Aug 27;37(11):2217–2225. doi: 10.1002/mds.29197

Table 2:

Regression analysis of sex distribution among each major PD group and separately among GBA-variant severities

Model comparing odds of being a woman among PD groups

Cohort OR (95% CI) p-value

LRRK2 PD vs Idiopathic PD 1.71 (1.10–2.66) 0.017
LRRK2 PD vs LRRK2/GBA PD 0.98 (0.27–3.60) 0.976
LRRK2/GBA PD vs Idiopathic PD 1.75 (0.50–6.12) 0.385
GBA PD vs Idiopathic PD 1.17 (0.76–1.81) 0.473
GBA PD vs LRRK2 PD 0.69 (0.39–1.19) 0.180
GBA PD vs LRRK2/GBA PD 0.67 (0.18–2.46) 0.548

Model comparing odds of being a woman including GBA-variant severities

Cohort OR (95% CI) p-value

Severe GBA PD vs Idiopathic PD 6.54 (2.13–20.07) 0.001
Severe GBA PD vs LRRK2 PD 3.83 (1.19–12.34) 0.025
Severe GBA PD vs LRRK2/GBA PD 3.75 (0.71–19.71) 0.118
Severe GBA PD vs Mild GBA PD 6.35 (1.90–21.17) 0.003
Severe GBA PD vs Risk-variant GBA PD 28.12 (4.46–177.46) <0.001
Mild GBA PD vs Idiopathic PD 1.03 (0.61–1.74) 0.909
Mild GBA PD vs LRRK2 PD 1.66 (0.88–3.10) 0.112
Mild GBA PD vs LRRK2/GBA PD 0.59 (0.16–2.24) 0.439
Mild GBA PD vs Risk-variant GBA PD 4.43 (20.94–0.94) 0.060
Risk-variant GBA PD vs Idiopathic PD 0.23 (0.05–1.03) 0.055
Risk-variant GBA PD vs LRRK2 PD 0.14 (0.03–0.92) 0.010
Risk-variant GBA PD vs LRRK2/GBA PD 0.13 (0.02–0.92) 0.040

Two models estimating odds ratios, comparing odds of being a woman between groups. As was expected, LRRK2 PD were more likely to be women than idiopathic PD (OR, SE: 1.71, 1.10–2.66; p=0.017). Although the odds of being a woman were not different between GBA PD and idiopathic PD (OR, SE: 1.17, 0.76–1.81; p=0.473) or GBA PD and LRRK2 PD (OR, SE: 0.69, 0.39–1.19; p=0.180), severe GBA PD were more likely to be women than both idiopathic PD (6.54, 2.13–20.07; p=0.001), LRRK2 PD (3.83, 1.19–12.34; p=0.025), and even mild GBA PD (6.35, 1.90–21.17; p=0.003).