information can be found in Table 1 and Supplementary Table S1.Table 1Descriptive statistics of demographic data.CharacteristicCasesControlspN4851Age, years55.58 (10.62)57 (10.64)0.51Sex (M/F)31/1737/14pH-value6.53 (0.26)6.65 (0.25)0.026*PMI (hours)37.07 (15.79)30.7 (15.57)0.047*Blood alcohol level (N)70Blood alcohol level (g/100 ml)0.21 (0.21)Smoking (yes/%)32 (66.7%)12 (23.5%)<0.001*Samples per brain region Caudate nucleus3637 Putamen3542 Ventral striatum3132Data are presented as count (n/n; n (%)) or mean (±SD). PMI post-mortem interval, pH pH-value of the brain, p p-value of t-Test/Chi-squared test comparing cases and controls.*Significant difference between cases and controls.
