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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of Parkinson's disease patients and their risk set-matched cohort

From: Association between new-onset Parkinson’s disease and suicide risk in South Korea: a nationwide cohort study

Variables

Total

Parkinson’s disease

(N = 17,143)

Matched Control

(N = 17,143)

Standardized Difference

Total

34,286

(100.0)

17,143

(50.0)

17,143

(50.0)

 

Sex

      

0

  Male

12,922

(37.7)

6,461

(37.7)

6,461

(37.7)

 

  Female

21,364

(62.3)

10,682

(62.3)

10,682

(62.3)

 

Age (Mean, SD)

71.10

6.02

71.10

6.02

71.10

6.02

0

Household income level

      

0.0143

  Low

9,428

(27.5)

4,767

(27.8)

4,661

(27.2)

 

  Mid

9,865

(28.8)

4,924

(28.7)

4,941

(28.8)

 

  High

14,993

(43.7)

7,452

(43.5)

7,541

(44.0)

 

Region

      

0.0047

  Metropolitan

11,025

(32.2)

5,515

(32.2)

5,510

(32.1)

 

  City

7,457

(21.7)

3,743

(21.8)

3,714

(21.7)

 

  Rural

15,804

(46.1)

7,885

(46.0)

7,919

(46.2)

 

Social Security

      

0.0158

  Insurance (Regional)

11,743

(34.3)

5,935

(34.6)

5,808

(33.9)

 

  Insurance (Corporate)

17,853

(52.1)

8,883

(51.8)

8,970

(52.3)

 

  Medical Aid

4,690

(13.7)

2,325

(13.6)

2,365

(13.8)

 

Disability

      

0.0124

  No

33,978

(99.1)

16,979

(99.0)

16,999

(99.2)

 

  Yes

308

(0.9)

164

(1.0)

144

(0.8)

 

Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)

      

0.0156

  0

18,583

(54.2)

9,285

(54.2)

9,298

(54.2)

 

  1

8,350

(24.4)

4,136

(24.1)

4,214

(24.6)

 

  2

3,939

(11.5)

1,984

(11.6)

1,955

(11.4)

 

  ≥ 3

3,414

(10.0)

1,738

(10.1)

1,676

(9.8)

 

Medication history

  Antidiabetic agents

      

0.0037

    No

29,540

(86.2)

14,759

(86.1)

14,871

(86.7)

 

    Yes

4,746

(13.8)

2,384

(13.9)

2,362

(13.8)

 

  Antihypertensive agents

      

-0.0042

    No

20,327

(59.3)

10,181

(59.4)

10,146

(59.2)

 

    Yes

13,959

(40.7)

6,962

(40.6)

6,997

(40.8)

 

  Lipid-lowering agents

      

0.0409

    No

31,319

(91.3)

15,561

(90.8)

15,758

(91.9)

 

    Yes

2,967

(8.7)

1,582

(9.2)

1,385

(8.1)

 

  Antidepressive agents

      

0.0016

    No

30,211

(88.1)

15,101

(88.1)

15,110

(88.1)

 

    Yes

4,075

(11.9)

2,042

(11.9)

2,033

(11.9)

 

Medication history

  Malignant neoplasm

      

0.0221

    No

33,307

(97.1)

16,622

(97.0)

16,685

(97.3)

 

    Yes

979

(2.9)

521

(3.0)

458

(2.7)

 

  Ischemic heart disease

      

0.0120

    No

31,545

(92.0)

15,707

(91.6)

15,838

(92.4)

 

    Yes

2,741

(8.0)

1,436

(8.4)

1,305

(7.6)

 

  Stroke

      

0.0282

    No

32,478

(94.7)

16,216

(94.6)

16,262

(94.9)

 

    Yes

1,808

(5.3)

927

(5.4)

881

(5.1)

 
  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%)
  2. At the date of Parkinson’s disease incidence of each patient, two controls were matched on follow-up time and propensity score estimated by Cox proportional hazards model with predictors included in this table