Serum Leptin Concentrations in Turkish Parkinson’s Disease Population

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of male and female PD patients and controls.

Characteristics	Male patients; (𝑛=28)	Female patients; (𝑛=12)	Male controls; (𝑛=14)	Female controls; (𝑛=11)
Age (years)	60.1±9.0	62.4±10.5	64.9±5.3	57.9±3.8
Education (years)	8.2±3.9	7.1±3.5	11.5±4.3	10.6±3.8
BMI (kg/m^2)	29.1±4.8	32.5±5.0	27.3±3.2	26.6±3.3
BW (kg)	82.2±15.3	78.2±14.5	75.6±8.8	67.8±12.6
WC (cm)	105.1±10.5	110.0±15.1	95.7±9.9	91.1±13.5
Leptin (ng/mL)	3.6±3.1	14.3±7.7	1.7±1.1	6.7±4.3
Disease duration (years)	6.7±4.9	5.3±3.0	—	—
LEDD (mg/day)	820.6±428.8	466.8±218.0	—	—
UPDRS total scores	27.6±17.1	21.9±12.4	—	—

Results are expressed as means ± standard deviation.
LEDD: L-dopa equivalent daily dose; UPDRS: Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale; BW: body weight; WC: waist circumference; BMI: body mass index.