Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population categorized by PGC
From: Cross-sectional analysis of potential risk factors of the pineal gland calcification
Number (%) | Non PGC | PGC | Total | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex (%) |  |  |  |  < 0.001* |
 Male | 37(10.77) | 306(89.21) | 343 (58.43) |  |
 Female | 54(22.13) | 190(77.87) | 244 (41.57) |  |
CVA history | 0.902* | |||
 No | 66(15.42) | 362(84.58) | 428 (77.26) |  |
 Yes | 20(15.87) | 106(84.13) | 126 (22.74) |  |
Diabetes Mellitus | 0.336* | |||
 No | 63(14.72) | 365(85.28) | 428 (77.26) |  |
 Yes | 23(18.25) | 103(81.75) | 126 (222.74) |  |
Hyperlipidemia | 0.686* | |||
 No | 75(15.24) | 417(84.76) | 492 (88.49) |  |
 Yes | 11(17.19) | 53(82.81) | 64 (11.51) |  |
Hypertension | 0.944* | |||
 No | 54(15.61) | 292(84.39) | 346 (62.45) |  |
 Yes | 32(15.38) | 176(84.62) | 208 (37.55) |  |
Cigarette moking | 0.001* | |||
 No | 78(17.77) | 361(82.23) | 439 (87.10) |  |
 Yes | 2(3.08) | 63(96.92) | 65 (12.90) |  |
Opioid regular use | 0.023* | |||
 No | 70(17.86) | 322(82.14) | 392 (77.78 |  |
 Yes | 10(8.93) | 102(91.07) | 112 (22.22) |  |
PGC-score | ||||
 0 | 91 (15.53) | 0 | 91 (15.53) |  |
 1 | 0 | 19 (3.24) | 19 (3.24) |  |
 2 | 0 | 167 (28.50) | 167 (28.50) |  |
 3 | 0 | 125 (21.33) | 125 (21.33) |  |
 4 | 0 | 76 (12.97) | 76 (12.97) |  |
 5 | 0 | 58 (9.90) | 58 (9.90) |  |
 6 | 0 | 50 (8.53) | 50 (8.53) |  |
Mean ± SD | ||||
 Age | 55.63 ± 23.28 | 58.90 ± 22.27 |  | 0.209** |