Assessment of Risk Factors and Early Presentations of Parkinson Disease in Primary Care in a Diverse UK Population.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Early features of Parkinson disease (PD) have been described through population-based studies that overrepresent White, affluent groups and may not be generalizable.

Objective

To investigate the association between risk factors and prediagnostic presentations of PD in an ethnically diverse UK population with high socioeconomic deprivation but universal access to health care.

Design, setting, and participants

A nested case-control study was conducted using electronic health care records on 1 016 277 individuals from primary care practices in East London to extract clinical information recorded between 1990 and February 6, 2018. The data were analyzed between September 3, 2020, and September 3, 2021. Individuals with a diagnosis of PD were compared with contr

SUBMITTER: Simonet C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8902684 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature