Region-Based Analysis of Prevalence and Incidence of Parkinson's Disease: Analysis of the National Sample Cohort in South Korea
Journal of Clinical Neurology
; : 478-486, 2018.
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The rapid increases in the elderly population and urbanization in South Korea have influenced both demographics and the environment. This study investigated trends in the prevalence and incidence of Parkinson's disease (PD), and the associations of PD with the urban and rural environments in South Korea. METHODS: This study examined subjects aged 40 years or older in a cohort constructed using the National Sample Cohort data set in South Korea during 2002–2013. We estimated the age-standardized prevalence and incidence of PD based on the 2002 population, and estimated their trends. We analyzed regional differences in these rates by dividing South Korea into three regions based on geographic characteristics and two regions based on the degree of urbanization. RESULTS: The standardized prevalence rates of PD per 100,000 increased significantly from 75.8 in 2003 to 136.8 in 2012 (p 0.05). The standardized incidence of PD in younger subjects was lower in eastern Korea than in the other two regions, while in the older subjects it was lower in western Korea than in metropolitan Seoul over almost the entire analyzed period. The standardized incidence of PD did not differ significantly between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. CONCLUSIONS: The standardized prevalence of PD increased steadily from 2003 to 2012 in South Korea, while its standardized incidence has remained constant. There were regional differences in the prevalence and incidence of PD based on the degree of urbanization and the area of agricultural land.
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Assunto principal:
Doença de Parkinson
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Urbanização
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Demografia
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Incidência
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Prevalência
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Estudos de Coortes
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Conjunto de Dados
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Seul
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Coreia (Geográfico)
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Journal of Clinical Neurology
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article