Mortality and cause of death in South Korean patients with Parkinson's disease: a longitudinal follow-up study using a national sample cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The incidence rate of Parkinson's disease (PD) is growing rapidly owing to the ageing population. We investigated the mortality rates and causes of death in South Korean patients with PD.

Design

We investigated a national cohort using the nationwide insurance database.

Setting

Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service-National Sample Cohort database.

Participants

We included 3510 participants ≥60 years of age who were diagnosed with PD between 2002 and 2013, as well as 14 040 matched controls.

Interventions

None PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: A stratified Cox proportional hazards model was used to evaluate patients with PD who were matched 1:4 with non-PD control subjects adjusted for age, sex, income and region of residenc

SUBMITTER: Choi HG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6756321 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature