Elevation of Plasma Homocysteine and Minor Hallucinations in Parkinson’s Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Comparison of Hcy, folate, and vitamin B12 levels between MH and NH patients based on gender.

Variable		PD-MH	PD-NH	PD-MH vs. PD-NH		PD-MH (male) vs. PD-MH (female)		PD-NH (male) vs. PD-NH (female)
				value		value		value
Hcy (μmol/L)	Male			140.5	0.012^a	89	0.058^a	430	0.198^a
	Female			197.5	0.05^a
Folate (nmol/L)	Male			171	0.063^a	86	0.045^a	370.5	0.039^a
	Female			257	0.43^a
VB12 (pmol/L)	Male			231	0.585^a	105	0.178^a	466.5	0.42^a
	Female			223	0.145^a

^aMann-Whitney test. ^bSignificant results are highlighted in bold (). ^cData was shown as the . SD: standard deviation; PD: Parkinson’s disease; MH: minor hallucination; NH: no hallucinations; Hcy: homocysteine; VB12: vitamin B12.