Research Article
Elevated Serum Homocysteine Levels Have Differential Gender-Specific Associations with Motor and Cognitive States in Parkinson’s Disease
Table 2
Serum markers divided according to gender.
| Variable | Mean (SD) | Control | PD | Significance (p value; Cohen’s d) |
| Homocysteine (µmol/L) | Male | 10.36 (3.42) | 12.23 (4.08) | ; d = 0.49 | Female | 8.39 (2.39) | 10.76 (5.58) | ; d = 0.55 |
| Vitamin B12 (pmol/L) | Male | 311.01 (113.36) | 294.71 (142.56) | ; d = 0.13 | Female | 350.26 (110.70) | 394.61 (223.40) | ; d = 0.25 |
| Serum folate (nmol/L) | Male | 29.18 (8.12) | 31.19 (8.66) | ; d = 0.24 | Female | 30.29 (7.36) | 31.57 (8.27) | ; d = 0.16 |
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