Vascular disease, risk factors and treatment in 2909 recent-onset Parkinson's disease cases
| Variable | Result |
|---|---|
| Vascular diagnosis | 441 (15.2%) |
| Angina | 269 (9.3%) |
| Myocardial infarction | 134 (4.6%) |
| Transient ischaemic attack/stroke | 150 (5.2%) |
| Vascular risk factors | |
| Diabetes | 249 (8.6%) |
| Type 1 | 13 (0.5%) |
| Type 2 | 236 (8.2%) |
| High cholesterol | 936 (32.4%) |
| Hypertension | 992 (34.4%) |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 69 (2.4%) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.1 (4.7) |
| Blood pressure, systolic/diastolic | 140 (20)/80 (11) |
| Orthostatic hypotension | 525 (18.5%) |
| Smoking | |
| Non-smoker | 1539 (57.9%) |
| Ex-smoker | 1023 (38.5%) |
| Current smoker | 96 (3.2%) |
| Light | 48 (1.8%) |
| Moderate | 33 (1.3%) |
| Heavy | 15 (0.6%) |
| Current coffee intake (cups per day) | |
| Less than 1 | 257 (9.6%) |
| 1 | 194 (7.2%) |
| 2–3 | 719 (26.7%) |
| 4 or more | 1522 (56.5%) |
| Cardiovascular medication | |
| Lipid lowering | 885 (30.4%) |
| Statins | 866 (97.9%)* |
| Other | 19 (2.1%)* |
| Antihypertensive | 1150 (39.5%) |
| Antiplatelet | 430 (14.8%) |
| Anticoagulant | 122 (4.2%) |
*Percentage of total lipid lowering.
Data are mean (SD) or number (percentage).