SynthesisJournal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry2016
Parkinson disease male-to-female ratios increase with age: French nationwide study and meta-analysis.
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106 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Age-Specific Parkinson Disease Risk in Gaucher Disease Type 1: Data From the ICGG Gaucher Registry.Neurology · 2026Article
- Incidence and spatial variation of Parkinson's disease in the Netherlands (2017-2022): a population-based study.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2026Article
- Context-dependent ATP7 Interactions with Parkinson's Disease-associated Genes Modulate Copper Homeostasis Phenotypes.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
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- Molecular mechanisms of exercise-induced neuroprotection against Parkinson's disease.Sports medicine and health science · 2026Review
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- Epidemiology of Parkinson's disease - Global burden of disease research from 1990 to 2021 and future trend predictions.Clinical parkinsonism & related disorders · 2026Review
- Risk of Parkinson's disease in patients with schizophrenia: Impact of antipsychotic medication use.PloS one · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundParkinson's disease (PD) is 1.5 times more frequent in men than women. Whether age modifies this ratio is unclear. We examined whether male-to-female (M-F) ratios change with age through a French nationwide prevalence/incidence study (2010) and a meta-analysis of incidence studies.
methodsWe used French national drug claims databases to identify PD cases using a validated algorithm. We computed M-F prevalence/incidence ratios overall and by age using Poisson regression. Ratios were regressed on age to estimate their annual change. We identified all PD incidence studies with age/sex-specific data, and performed a meta-analysis of M-F ratios.
resultsOn the basis of 149 672 prevalent (50% women) and 25 438 incident (49% women) cases, age-standardised rates were higher in men (prevalence=2.865/1000; incidence=0.490/1000 person-years) than women (prevalence=1.934/1000; incidence=0.328/1000 person-years). The overall M-F ratio was 1.48 for prevalence and 1.49 for incidence. Prevalence and incidence M-F ratios increased by 0.05 and 0.14, respectively, per 10 years of age. Incidence was similar in men and women under 50 years (M-F ratio <1.2, p>0.20), and over 1.6 (p<0.001) times higher in men than women above 80 years (p trend <0.001). A meta-analysis of 22 incidence studies (14 126 cases, 46% women) confirmed that M- F ratios increased with age (0.26 per 10 years, p trend=0.005).
conclusionsAge-increasing M-F ratios suggest that PD aetiology changes with age. Sex-related risk/protective factors may play a different role across the continuum of age at onset. This finding may inform aetiological PD research.
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