Research Article
The “Gender Factor” in Wearing-Off among Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Post Hoc Analysis of DEEP Study
Table 1
Demographic and lifestyle data of DEEP study population: women versus men.
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| Men
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| | Age, mean ± SD | 67.0 ± 8.9 | 66.6 ± 9.4 | 0.6602 | | Marital status, (%)# | | | | | Married/cohabiting | 168 (71.2) | 321 (84.3) | 0.0001 | | Single | 16 (6.8) | 27 (7.1) | | | Divorced/separated | 5 (2.1) | 13 (3.4) | | | Widowed | 46 (19.5) | 15 (3.9) | | | Employment status, (%) | | | | | Employed | 23 (9.7) | 69 (18.1) | 0.0046 | | Unemployed | 1 (0.4) | 6 (1.6) | | | Retired | 130 (55.1) | 288 (75.6) | | | Housewife | 75 (31.8) | — | | | Other | 7 (3.0) | 18 (4.7) | | | Education, (%) | | | 0.0002 | | ≤5 years | 109 (46.2) | 113 (29.7) | | | 6–8 years | 54 (22.9) | 122 (32.0) | 0.0002 | | >8 years | 73 (30.9) | 146 (38.3) | 0.0008 | | Caregiver assistance, (%) | 49 (20.8) | 63 (16.5) | 0.2050 | | Smoking habit, (%)# | | | <0.0001 | | Smokers | 15 (6.4) | 37 (9.7) | 0.0059 | | Ex-smokers | 32 (13.6) | 149 (39.1) | <0.0001 | | Nonsmokers | 183 (77.5) | 189 (49.6) | | | Coffee consumers, (%) | 162 (68.6) | 264 (69.3) | 0.6622 | | Alcohol consumers, (%) | 84 (35.6) | 240 (63.0) | <0.0001 | | Regular physical activity, (%) | 55 (23.3) | 140 (36.7) | 0.0005 | | BMI, mean ± SD | 24.9 ± 4.5 | 26.4 ± 3.5 | | | Concomitant diseases, (%) | 145 (61.4) | 205 (53.8) | 0.0764 | | Hypertension | 75 (31.8) | 109 (28.6) | | Ischemic heart
Disease | 91 (38.6) | 137 (36.0) | | | Diabetes mellitus | 20 (8.5) | 34 (8.9) | | | Neoplasms | 7 (3.0) | 13 (3.4) | | Cerebrovascular
disease | 5 (2.1) | 4 (1.0) | | | Obesity | 3 (1.3) | 7 (1.8) | | Psychiatric
disorders | 9 (3.8) | 9 (2.4) | | | Other | 57 (24.2) | 72 (18.9) | |
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Missing data for <10 patients/variable.
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