Ethnicity and Parkinson's Disease: Motor and Nonmotor Features and Disease Progression in Latino Patients Living in Rural California.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder among older adults worldwide. Currently, studies of PD progression rely primarily on White non-Latino (WNL) patients. Here, we compare clinical profiles and PD progression in Latino and WNL patients enrolled in a community-based study in rural Central California.

Method

PD patients within 5 years of diagnosis were identified from 3 counties between 2001 and 2015. During up to 3 visits, participants were examined by movement disorders specialists and interviewed. We analyzed cross-sectional differences in PD clinical features severity at each study visit and used linear mixed models and Cox proportional hazards models to compare motor, nonmotor, and disability progression longitudinally a

SUBMITTER: Duarte Folle A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10329232 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature