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ArticleJournal of Parkinson's disease2024

The Prevalence of Parkinson's Disease in Poland: Regional and Sex-Related Differences.

Katarzyna Śmiłowska, Tomasz Pietrzykowski, Aleksander J Owczarek, E Ray Dorsey, Bastiaan R Bloem, Daniel J van Wamelen

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Article in Journal of Parkinson's disease, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Katarzyna ŚmiłowskaDepartment of Neurology, 5th Regional Hospital in Sosnowiec, Poland.
Tomasz PietrzykowskiFaculty of Law and Administration, Research Centre for Public Policy and Regulatory Governance, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland.
Aleksander J OwczarekDepartment of Pathophysiology, Health Promotion and Obesity Management Unit,Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
E Ray DorseyCenter for Health + Technology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Bastiaan R BloemDepartment of Neurology Centre of Expertise for Parkinson and Movement Disorders, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Daniel J van WamelenDepartment of Neurology Centre of Expertise for Parkinson and Movement Disorders, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Radboud University Nijmegen · NLMedical University of Silesia · PLUniversity of Economics in Katowice · PLUniversity of Rochester Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Given the growing evidence for an environmental contribution to the etiology of Parkinson's disease (PD), searching for local and regional differences in PD prevalence in multiple areas across the world may further clarify the role of environmental toxins. Objective: To provide local and regional prevalence estimates of PD in Poland. Methods: We analyzed the prevalence of PD and its trend over the last decade (2010 to 2019) based on data from the National Health Fund in Poland. We specifically examined sex differences in PD prevalence, as well as differences across Polish regions. Results: During the above period, the prevalence of PD in Poland increased from 226 per 100,000 to 269 per 100,000 inhabitants. Unexpectedly, we found that PD was 1.2-times more common in women than men. The increase in prevalence over the past decade was different between both sexes: an increase from 250 to 283 per 100,000 for women (13.3% increase), and from 200 to 254 per 100,000 for men (27.1% increase). In addition, we observed differences in prevalence across different Polish regions, with some regions having up to 51% lower prevalence rates than others. Conclusions: The prevalence of PD in Poland is in line with previously reported prevalence rates across Europe. However, unlike the situation in most of the world, PD was more prevalent in women than men. We discuss several possible explanations as well as potential measures that might help to reduce the growth of PD.

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Parkinson DiseaseAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPolandPrevalenceSex FactorsdemographyepidemiologyParkinson’s diseasePolandprevalence

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