Table 2 Non-motor symptoms associated with environmental factors in regression models.

From: Lifestyle factors and clinical severity of Parkinson’s disease

 

Coffee

Aspirin

Smoking

Yes/no

Dosage

Duration

Yes/no

Dosage

Duration

Yes/no

Dosage

Duration

Constipation

 n

4917

3868

1977

2881

2743

548

5297

4221

880

 p value

0.0970

0.9669

0.4438

0.0124

0.0037

0.6783

0.1994

0.2026

0.6233

 β

− 0.1164

− 0.0001

0.0033

0.2077

0.0251

0.0033

0.0735

0.0039

0.0027

Unexplained pains

 n

4917

3868

1977

2881

2743

548

5296

4221

880

 p value

0.1623

0.0168

0.0883

0.0227

0.0320

0.8718

 < 1 × 10–5

0.0003

0.0134

 β

0.1017

0.0083

0.0080

0.1961

0.0178

− 0.0013

0.2732

0.0114

0.0140

Problems remembering

 n

4917

3868

1977

2881

2743

548

5296

4221

880

 p value

0.9859

0.7212

0.5348

1 × 10–5

0.0005

0.5864

0.0001

6 × 10–5

0.0017

 β

0.0012

0.0012

− 0.0027

0.3662

0.0295

0.0043

0.2176

0.0123

0.0176

Feeling sad

 n

4914

3865

1976

2880

2742

548

5293

4218

880

 p value

0.2517

0.0627

0.5381

0.0665

0.0344

0.4675

 < 1 × 10–5

 < 1 × 10–5

0.0470

 β

0.0804

0.0063

0.0027

0.1537

0.0177

0.0058

0.3279

0.0152

0.0112

Anxiety

 n

4914

3865

1976

2880

2742

548

5293

4218

880

 p value

0.2199

0.1432

0.5958

0.2999

0.1574

0.8303

 < 1 × 10–5

 < 1 × 10–5

0.3910

 β

0.0902

0.0052

0.0025

0.0920

0.0118

− 0.0018

0.3007

0.0161

0.0049

Changed interest in sex

 n

4914

3865

1976

2880

2742

548

5293

4218

880

 p value

0.1032

0.0505

0.6957

0.0221

0.0278

0.7925

0.0013

0.2351

0.0372

 β

0.1227

0.0069

0.0018

0.2023

0.0184

0.0022

0.1959

0.0038

0.0123

Light-headedness

 n

4913

3864

1976

2880

2742

548

5292

4217

880

 p value

0.2808

0.0561

0.1935

0.0043

0.0060

0.5288

0.0005

0.0001

0.1326

 β

0.0758

0.0064

− 0.0056

0.2380

0.0226

0.0050

0.2000

0.0117

0.0083

  1. p value (exploratory): multivariate regression to predict the respective non-motor symptoms adjusted for covariates by including AAE, gender, and disease duration (time between AAO and current age) in the model.
  2. Significant values are in [bold].