Prevalence of Parkinson's Disease: A Community-Based Study in China.
Mov Disord
; 36(12): 2940-2944, 2021 12.
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| ID: mdl-34390510
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
China's socioeconomic and population structures have evolved markedly during the past few decades, and consequently, monitoring the prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD) is crucial.OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of PD within Chinese communities, particularly in older people.METHODS:
A nationwide study of 24,117 participants, aged 60 years or older, was carried out in 2015 using multistage clustered sampling. All participants were initially screened using a nine-item questionnaire, from which those suspected of having PD were examined by neurologists and a diagnosis was given, according to the 2015 Movement Disorder Society Clinical Diagnostic Criteria.RESULTS:
The prevalence of PD was 1.37% (95% confidence interval 1.02%-1.73%) in people aged over 60 years. Thus, the estimated total number of people in China with PD could be as high as 3.62 million.CONCLUSIONS:
Although the PD population prevalence percentage did not change significantly, the total number of PD sufferers has increased with the increased population, which poses a significant challenge in a rapidly aging population. © 2021 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Parkinson Disease
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Mov Disord
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
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