ArticleTremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.)2025
Prevalence of Diagnosed Essential Tremor in the United States: An Administrative Claims-Based Study.
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- Prevalence of Diagnosed Essential Tremor Using Electronic Healthcare Records: A Population-Based Study in Northeast-Central Pennsylvania.Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Essential tremor (ET) is one of the most common movement disorders. Previous estimates of ET prevalence vary due to multiple factors. This study estimated the prevalence of diagnosed ET. Methods: The prevalence of diagnosed ET was estimated among adults with continuous enrollment in 2022 and ≥1 additional year of prior baseline enrollment in the Merative™ MarketScan Results: The prevalence of diagnosed ET was 0.28% before age standardization, ranging from 0.06% (18-40 years) to 1.61% (≥75 years); 74% of patients overall received possible treatment. After standardization, prevalence was 0.42%; in 2024, 1.1 million US adults were estimated to have diagnosed ET. Estimates of the prevalence of diagnosed ET in the US were susceptible to the choice of case definition, nearly doubling (ie, 2.1 million US adults) with a more sensitive definition. Discussion: ET affects a substantial proportion of the US adult population. Selecting appropriate case definitions and using methods such as standardization are critical for estimating valid and generalizable chronic condition prevalences with real-world data. Highlights: This study found that 1.1 million US adults were estimated to have been diagnosed with essential tremor, with the sensitivity analyses yielding additional estimates. Estimating reliable and generalizable prevalences of diagnosed chronic conditions requires selection of appropriate case definitions and standardization to the general population.
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