Research Article

Elevated Serum Homocysteine Levels Have Differential Gender-Specific Associations with Motor and Cognitive States in Parkinson’s Disease

Table 4

Final multivariate model parameter estimates: predictors of UPDRS III score, when separated by gender.

GenderVariableβ coefficientStd. errorSignificance

FemaleIntercept−19.93411.9100.094
Disease duration0.1030.2920.724
Age at assessment0.4320.1960.027
Total levodopa equivalent0.0050.0030.081
Hcy0.3750.2740.170

MaleIntercept−15.3417.1060.031
Disease duration0.7190.186<0.001
Age at assessment0.3540.1050.001
Total levodopa equivalent−0.0020.0020.370
Hcy0.7660.2640.004