Research Article

Time until Need for Levodopa among New Users of Dopamine Agonists or MAO-B Inhibitors

Table 4

Cox regression analyses: time until first dispensing date of levodopa for patients 72 years or above, the final model (baseline in parentheses).

VariableHRCI value

Age0.924(0.91, 0.938)<0.001
Gender (male)0.609(0.523, 0.708)<0.001
Drugs for diabetes (none)0.693(0.513, 0.935)0.016
Drugs for hypothyroidism (none)1.207(0.963, 1.513)0.102
Dopamine agonist user (MAO-B inhibitor user)0.064(0.055, 0.075)<0.001