articleAmerican Journal of EpidemiologyJun 1, 2003BRONZE OA

Incidence of Parkinson's Disease: Variation by Age, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity

SKStephen K. Van Den Eeden

Kaiser Permanente

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Abstract

The goal of this study was to estimate the incidence of Parkinson's disease by age, gender, and ethnicity. Newly diagnosed Parkinson's disease cases in 1994-1995 were identified among members of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program of Northern California, a large health maintenance organization. Each case met modified standardized criteria/Hughes diagnostic criteria as applied by a movement disorder specialist. Incidence rates per 100,000 person-years were calculated using the Kaiser Permanente membership information as the denominator and adjusted for age and/or gender using the direct method of standardization. A total of 588 newly diagnosed (incident) cases of Parkinson's disease were identified,…

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  • Medicine
  • Incidence (geometry)
  • Demography
  • Confidence interval
  • Ethnic group
  • Disease
  • Epidemiology
  • Rate ratio
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