Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population according to the presence of Parkinson’s disease.

From: Evaluation of the association between periodontitis and risk of Parkinson’s disease: a nationwide retrospective cohort study

Characteristics

Without periodontitis

With periodontitis

P-value

n

5,922,621

903,063

 

Age (years)

54.21 ± 10.54

55.47 ± 9.97

< 0.0001

Sex

  

< 0.0001

Male

2,941,386 (49.66)

485,941 (53.81)

Female

2,981,235 (50.34)

417,122 (46.19)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.96 ± 3.03

24.08 ± 2.96

< 0.0001

Waist circumference (cm)

81.14 ± 8.58

81.85 ± 8.47

< 0.0001

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

124.23 ± 15.46

124.2 ± 15.16

0.0547

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

77.2 ± 10.17

77.09 ± 10.01

< 0.0001

Fasting glucose (mmol/dL)

99.71 ± 24.66

101.27 ± 26.33

< 0.0001

Total cholesterol (mmol/dL)

199.09 ± 36.97

199.04 ± 37.2

0.253

Gamma-glutamyl transferase (IU/L)

24 (16–40)

25 (17–42)

< 0.0001

Triglycerides (mmol/dL)

114 (80–168)

117 (82–171)

< 0.0001

Current smoker

1,236,162 (20.87)

192,985 (21.37)

< 0.0001

Heavy drinker

369,309 (6.24)

56,683 (6.28)

0.1318

Regular exercise

2,930,465 (49.48)

467,168 (51.73)

< 0.0001

Low income (lowest 20%)

1,313,890 (22.18)

188,015 (20.82)

< 0.0001

Diabetes mellitus

673,345 (11.37)

126,492 (14.01)

< 0.0001

Hypertension

1,981,598 (33.46)

323,187 (35.79)

< 0.0001

Dyslipidemia

1,350,485 (22.8)

229,034 (25.36)

< 0.0001

Stroke

131,482 (2.22)

25,376 (2.81)

< 0.0001

Depression

242,827 (4.1)

46,146 (5.11)

< 0.0001

  1. The data were presented as the mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables or the number (percentage) for categorical variables.