Research Article
Assessment of the Levels of Level of Biomarkers of Bone Matrix Glycoproteins and Inflammatory Cytokines from Saudi Parkinson Patients
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the subjects.
| Variables | PD cases (n = 26) | Control Cases (n = 24) | P-value |
| Age (years) | 60.35 ± 11.5 | 60.22 ± 9.2 | 0.9769 NS |
| Sex | 20 M / 6 F | 18 M / 6 F | |
| Duration of disease (years) | 6.23 ± 4.5 | NA | |
| Vitamin D Supplement use | | | | Yes | 16 | 6 | | No | 10 | 18 | |
| Sun exposure | | | | Yes | 3 | 4 | | No | 23 | 20 | |
| Family history of PD (first degree) | | | | Yes | 9 | 0 | | No | 17 | 24 | |
| Laboratory parameters | | | | Vitamin D (25-Hydroxyvitamin D)(nmol∖l) | 58.7 ± 12.8 | 156.9 ± 13.7 | 0.0001 | Calcium levels (mg∖dl) | 8 ± 0.0 | 9.2 ± 0.22 | 0.0253 | Phosphorus levels (mg∖dl) | 2.6 ± 0.1 | 3.4 ± 0.29 | 0.0561 |
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M, male; F, female; NA, not applicable; NS, not significant. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
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