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Table 2.

Laboratory investigations of the studied patients

Lap parameters	Mean ± SD	Range
Hb (g/dL)	11.8 ± 0.99	10.2–13.4
Platelets (× 10⁹/L)	245.6 ± 28.41	200–294
WBCs (× 10⁹/L)	7.5 ± 1.13	5.5–9.4
FBS (mg/dL)	105.8 ± 42.24	70–205
HbA1C (%)	5.5 ± 0.86	4.5–7.5
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)	0.6 ± 0.18	0.3–0.9
Urea (mg/dL)	41.96 ± 12.52	20–65
ALT (U/L)	46.8 ± 12.11	25–63
AST (U/L)	35.8 ± 11.92	18–55
TSH (mIU/L)	3.2 ± 0.5	2.5–4
Free T4 (ng/dL)	1.6 ± 0.09	1.4–1.7
Free T3 (ng/dL)	4.03 ± 0.21	3.7–4.4
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	160.9 ± 34.72	100–220
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	102.02 ± 17.24	72–130
HDL (mg/dL)	52.2 ± 4.78	45–60
LDL (mg/dL)	76.9 ± 10.87	60–98

Hb: hemoglobin; WBCs: white blood cells; FBS: fasting blood glucose; HbA1C: hemoglobin A1c; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein

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Author contributions

AAG: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. NHE: Investigation, Writing—review & editing. AES: Validation, Writing—review & editing, Supervision. AE: Validation, Writing—review & editing, Supervision. All authors read and approved the submitted version.

Conflicts of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this article.

Ethical approval

This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt (Approval number: Near-Med._78 Predictors Of Cognitive Impairment In Egyptian Patients With Parkinson’s Disease._000078), and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

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