A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of Parkinson's disease in lower to upper-middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease that is a growing public health challenge. Estimates of the burden of PD have focused on data from high-income countries, with lower-income countries poorly described. We reviewed and examined the prevalence of PD reported by studies in low- to upper-middle-income countries. A systematic literature search was performed in the Medline/PubMed, Embase, LILACS, and Web of Science databases. Age group, sex, and geographic region were considered when analyzing the data. Of the 4327 assessed articles, 57 met the inclusion criteria for qualitative review, and 36 were included in the meta-analysis. Heterogeneity measures were high both as a whole and in each geographic region. Data analysis by geographic region showed that reported prev

SUBMITTER: Pereira GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11442769 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature