Serum Homocysteine Level in Parkinson’s Disease and Its Association with Duration, Cardinal Manifestation, and Severity of Disease

Table 3

(Mean) serum homocysteine level of the case and control groups (mol/L).

Demographic pattern	(Mean) serum homocysteine level		value
	Case ()	Control ()
Gender
Male	14.73 ± 6.46	11.87 ± 2.72	0.005
Female	15.17 ± 10.05	11.18 ± 10.05	0.009
Age (years)
<60	12.30 ± 3.21	12.01 ± 0.52	0.776
60–80	15.54 ± 8.20	11.78 ± 2.87	0.001
>80	14.79 ± 6.02	11.18 ± 2.15	0.063
Education
Literate	14.19 ± 8.51	10.96 ± 2.79	0.047
Illiterate	15.41 ± 8.20	11.78 ± 2.87	0.001