Table 1: Risk factors associated with gender.

Male

N = 118

n (%)

Female

N = 171

n (%)

t-Student

p

Age (years)*,‡

72.5 ± 11.80

74.0 ± 11.01

1.10

0.144

χ2

Smoking

59 (50.0)

25 (14.6)

42.3

< 0.001

Alcohol

consumption

63 (53.4)

30 (17.5)

41.1

< 0.001

Hoehn &

Yard Scale

2.5 ± 0.65

Time since

diagnosis

(years)

4.4 ± 3.36

*Age range: 34 to 103 years.

Data indicate mean ± standard deviation.