Table 2 Characteristics including results of the high-interest questions (HIQ) of smell test respondents

From: Identifying individuals at-risk of developing Parkinson’s disease using a population-based recruitment strategy: The Healthy Brain Ageing Kassel Study

Characteristic

HeBA Kassel, N = 2710

Sex

Women

1626

60%

Men

1084

40%

Other

0

0%

Age

64.83 (8.31)

  

Years of education

15.30 (5.50)

  

Educational degree

Primary

244

9%

Secondary

312

12%

Higher education

1016

38%

Further/A-level

1127

42%

Living situation

Living alone

550

20%

Living with partner

2041

75%

Living with other family members

572

21%

Living with professional aid (e.g. nursing home)

11

0.4%

Calculated probability for prodromal PD according to MDS criteria11 derived from Online Survey responses

<1%

941

35%

1–5%

1150

42%

5–15%

427

16%

15–30%

117

4%

>30%

75

3%

HIQ Dream enactment behavior

No

1733

64%

Yes

977

36%

HIQ Subjective hyposmia

No

2197

81%

Yes

513

19%

HIQ Family history of PD

No

2330

86%

Yes

380

14%

  1. Presented values are Count and Count Percentage or Mean (Standard Deviation).
  2. PD Parkinson’s Disease, MDS International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society, HIQ high-interest question (for the wording of the HIQ please refer to Table 1).