Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression analysis for the independent association between baseline plasma GFAP and motor subtype conversions

From: Plasma GFAP as a prognostic biomarker of motor subtype in early Parkinson’s disease

Motor subtypes

Univariatea

 

Multivariateb

 

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

GFAP

TD group

1.251 (1.025–1.525)

0.027

1.283 (1.020–1.614)

0.033

PIGD group

0.614 (0.412–0.917)

0.017

0.551 (0.332–0.915)

0.021

  1. CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio, GFAP Glial fibrillary acidic protein, PIGD postural instability and gait disturbance, TD tremor-dominant, PIGD postural instability and gait disturbance, UPDRS Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale.
  2. aResults from univariable logistic regression.
  3. bResults from multivariable logistic regression: TD group adjusted for age and UPDRS-III; PIGD group adjusted for age, H-Y, and UPDRS-III.
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