Elevated Serum Ceruloplasmin Levels Are Associated with Higher Impulsivity in People with Parkinson’s Disease

Table 1

Summary of demographic and clinical data in PD patient cohort.

Variable		Mean (SD) or n
Gender	Male	135
	Female	79
Patient age (years)		64.44 (9.39)
Disease duration (years)		8.90 (5.93)
Total levodopa (mg/day)		884.93 (616.84)
Dopamine D2 agonist	Yes	99
	No	115
MDS-UPDRS III		19.81 (14.03)
Hoehn and Yahr		1.68 (0.97)
ACE-R		88.55 (10.57)
Mean ceruloplasmin (g/L)		0.26 (0.06)

MDS-UPDRS III, Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale III; ACE-R, Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination Revised.