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Table 1 Study population characteristics table

From: Association between body mass index (BMI) and [123I]Ioflupane (DaTSCAN) availabilities in patients with parkinsonism using single-photon emission computed tomography–computed tomography (SPECT-CT)

n = 74

Sex (male/female)

46/28

Mean age ± standard deviation

69.55 ± 12.05

Mean height (metres) ± standard deviation

1.72 ± 0.09

Mean weight (kg) ± standard deviation

79.21 ± 17.99

Mean BMI (kg/m2) ± standard deviation

26.69 ± 5.76

BMI category (underweight/healthy/overweight/obese)

2/29/28/15

DaTSCAN subgroup (abnormal/borderline/SWEDD)

49/14/11

  1. n = total number of participants included in the study
  2. BMI = Body mass index; BMI category definitions—underweight = BMI < 18.5; healthy = BMI between 18.5 and 29.9; overweight = BMI between 25 and 29.9; and obese = BMI ≥ 30. DaTSCAN subgroups had been defined according to nuclear medicine consultant reports