Global, regional, and national burden of four major neurological diseases in women from 1990 to 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The burden of neurological diseases in women is underestimated. This study aimed to estimate the pattern and trend of four major nervous system diseases in women.

Methods

Utilizing data from the GBD Study 2021 on the incidence and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementias, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and idiopathic epilepsy in women from 1990 to 2021. We estimated trends by age and socio-demographic index (SDI), globally, regionally, and nationally, using Estimated annual percentage changes (EAPC), Spearman correlation analysis and projected future trends with the Bayesian age-period-cohort (BAPC) model.

Results

In 2021, an estimated 6191564.2, 572999.9, 1536118.7, and 39191.7 new cases of female AD

SUBMITTER: Guo X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12014452 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature