Research Article
Toxocara Seroprevalence in Patients with Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease: Chance Association or Coincidence?
Table 1
Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics between groups.
| Parameters | Patients (n: 50) | Controls (n: 50) | |
| Gender | | | | Male | 35 (50.7) | 34 (49.3) | | Female | 15 (48.4) | 16 (51.6) | Ages (years) | | | | Duration of IPD (years) | (min: 1–max: 17) | — | — | Positive for Toxocara canis IgG antibodies | 3 (6%) | 0 (0%) | | Positive for Toxoplasma gondii IgG antibodies | 9 (18.0%) | 11 (22.0%) | |
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