Time trends in the incidence of essential tremor: Evidences from UK and France primary care data

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although essential tremor (ET) is considered a common adult movement disorder, evidence on its incidence is still scant. This study aims at estimating ET incidence in two European countries, namely, the UK and France.

Methods

Incident cases of ET were identified within the Health Improvement Network (THIN®) database between 1st January 2014 and 31 December 2019. Yearly crude and standardized incidence rates (IR) were estimated across the study period for both countries. Poisson regression models were built to assess temporal trends in IRs and differences between sexes and age classes.

Results

In total, 4,970 and 4,905 incident cases of ET were identified in the UK and France, respectively. The yearly average crude IR (per 100,000 person-years) was 18

SUBMITTER: Antonazzo I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9531026 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature