Esther de Groot, Marianne Mak-van der Vossen, Irene Slootweg, Meryem Çorum, Anneke Kramer, Jean Muris, Nynke Scherpbier, Bart Thoonen, Roger Damoiseaux
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evaluating correlation serum potassium parkinsons disease pd us adults crosssectional study conducted 20495 adults aged 40 years older using nhanes data 2005 2020 study utilized oneway logistic regression multifactorial logistic regression examine correlation serum potassium levels pd additionally smoothed curve fitting approach employed assess concentrationresponse relationship serum potassium pd stratified analyses carried investigate potential interactions serum potassium levels pd variables age sex race marital status education bmi smoking medical conditions like coronary stroke diabetes hypertension hypercholesterolemia study total 20495 participants comprising 403 pd 20092 nonpd individuals included adjusted covariates multivariable logistic regression revealed high serum potassium level independent risk factor pd or186 95 ci145 239 p 001the linear association serum potassium pd described using fitted smoothing curves age sex race education marital bmi coronary stroke diabetes hypertension hypercholesterolemia significantly correlated positive connection according subgroup analysis interaction testing p interaction 005 serum potassium levels elevated patients parkinsons disease compared nonpd patients additional prospective studies required explore significance serum potassium levels individuals parkinsons disease