Publication: Systematic review of the prevalence and incidence of Parkinson's disease in Asia
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2009-11-01
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13499092
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09175040
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Journal of Epidemiology. Vol.19, No.6 (2009), 281-293
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Weerasak Muangpaisan, Hiroyuki Hori, Carol Brayne Systematic review of the prevalence and incidence of Parkinson's disease in Asia. Journal of Epidemiology. Vol.19, No.6 (2009), 281-293. doi:10.2188/jea.JE20081034 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/27875
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Systematic review of the prevalence and incidence of Parkinson's disease in Asia
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Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder in older people, and half of the world's older population lives in Asia. However, the epidemiology of PD in Asian countries is poorly understood. This review assembles evidence on the prevalence and incidence of PD in Asian countries and identifies gaps in our present knowledge. Methods: A systematic search of studies published from 1965 to October 2008 was conducted using MEDLINE and EMBASE. The selection criteria were defined a priori. Prevalence and incidence were standardized to the WHO World Standard Population 2000. Twenty-one original studies were selected for the review. Two studies that described the ethnic origin of participants and contained Asian populations were also included in the analysis. Results: Excluding one study with questionably low prevalence and incidence, the remaining studies reported a standardized all-age prevalence of 51.3 to 176.9 per 100 000 in door-to-door surveys; prevalence in record-based studies ranged from 35.8 to 68.3 per 100 000. The standardized incidence rates were 8.7 per 100 000 person-years in door-to-door surveys and 6.7 to 8.3 per 100 000 person-years in record-based surveys. Conclusions: The prevalence of PD in Asian countries was slightly lower than that in Western countries. However, comparison of incidence was difficult because of the small number of studies. Varying methodologies, diagnostic criteria, and case-finding strategies contributed to the considerable variation in the reported prevalence and incidence of PD. © 2009 by the Japan Epidemiological Association.