Research Article

Housing and Health: Very Old People with Self-Reported Parkinson’s Disease versus Controls

Table 1

Sample characteristics: very old people reporting having Parkinson’s disease (PD) (n = 20) and controls not reporting having PD (n = 60).

VariablePD, n = 20Controls, n = 60

Age, mean (SD, min–max)a82 (3.6, 76–90)82 (3.6, 76–91)
Sex, n women/men (% women)a15/5 (75) 45/15 (75)
Country, n (%)a
 Germany4 (20)12 (20)
 Hungary7 (35)21 (35)
 Latvia4 (20)12 (20)
 Sweden1 (5)3 (5)
 United Kingdom4 (20)12 (20)
Type of housing, n (%)a
 Multidwelling block16 (80)48 (80)
 One-family house2 (10)6 (10)
 Semidetached/two-family house 1 (5)3 (5)
 Other1 (5)3 (5)

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