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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of included participants

From: Associations of sleep disorders with serum neurofilament light chain levels in Parkinson’s disease

Variables

PD (n = 585)

Prodromal PD (n = 353)

HC (n = 175)

P values

Age

   

P = 0.459

Mean ± SD

61.94 ± 9.93

63.07 ± 7.52

61.11 ± 10.93

 

(Minimum, maximum)

(32.20, 85.20)

(42.10, 84.30)

(31.00, 83.70)

 

Sex (n, %)

   

P < 0.001

Male

341 (58.29%)

166 (47.03%)

111 (63.43%)

 

Female

244 (41.71%)

187 (52.97%)

64 (36.57%)

 

Educate years

   

P < 0.001

Mean ± SD

15.38 ± 3.57

16.61 ± 4.04

16.06 ± 2.84

 

(Minimum, maximum)

(0.00, 26.00)

(0.00, 30.00)

(8.00, 23.00)

 

Montreal cognitive assessment

   

P < 0.001

Mean ± SD

26.70 ± 2.84

26.70 ± 2.58

28.19 ± 1.09

 

(Minimum, maximum)

(11.00, 30.00)

(11.00, 30.00)

(27.00, 30.00)

 

RBDSQ total scores

   

P = 0.024

Mean ± SD

3.27 ± 2.74

3.39 ± 2.87

2.58 ± 2.14

 

(Minimum, maximum)

(0.00, 12.00)

(0.00, 12.00)

(0.00, 11.00)

 

ESS total scores

   

P = 0.294

Mean ± SD

6.17 ± 4.03

5.65 ± 3.46

5.70 ± 3.46

 

(Minimum, maximum)

(0.00, 24.00)

(0.00, 20.00)

(0.00, 19.00)

 

Serum total NfL (pg/ml)

   

P = 0.005

Median

11.90

11.80

10.60

 

(Minimum, maximum)

(2.76, 46.60)

(3.34, 47.10)

(2.75, 51.00)

 
  1. Numbers and percentages are used to express categorical variables. Means ± SDs is used to express continuous variables
  2. Abbreviations n number; SD Standard deviations; RBDSQ Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavioural Disorder Screening Questionnaire; ESS Epworth Sleepiness Scale